Kibara oligocarpella
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Description
Shrub to 1.8 m.
Leaves oblong-elliptic to narrowly obovate, up to 3.3 by 1.5 cm, firmly coriaceous, base cuneate, apex obtuse or retuse, entire, midrib prominent, reticulation of veins evident below, glabrous;
Inflorescence axillary or supra-axillary;
Distribution
Angi Lakes present, Arfak Mts present, Asia-Tropical, Vogelkop Peninsula present, West New Guinea present
Malesia: West New Guinea (Vogelkop Peninsula, Arfak Mts, Angi Lakes).
Notes
The small, close-set, thick-leathery leaves (which dry a dark brown) are quite unlike any other species. The flowers are yellowish brown, and the ripe achenes black on a reddish brown receptacle. KANEHIRA & HATUSIMA attributed their material to Kibara on their herbarium labels, but published the species as a Steganthera. The material collected by SLEUMER & VINK, with female flowers, removes any doubt about this species being a Kibara.