Harpullia vaga
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Description
Tree, up to 18 m high, dbh up to 48 cm.
Leaves (2- to) 3-5-jugate;
Inflorescences axillary, solitary, pendulous, 10-37(-70) cm long, subspicate to thyrsoid;
Sepals ovate, 6-8 by 5-6 mm, persistent in fruit.
Petals glabrous.
Stamens 5.
Fruits transversely broad-ellipsoid, kidney-shaped, broad-ovoid, or subglobular, up to 3 by 4.5 cm;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), New Ireland present, Solomon Islands present
Queensland, the Solomon Islands, and Malesia: New Ireland (?).
Notes
NGF 46042 from the Namatanai Sub-dist., New Ireland, may belong to this species. The above description is based on material from the Solomons; NGF 46042 differs in the following points: leaflets relatively broad, up to 20 by 9 cm, with the nerves widely spaced (up to 3.5 cm apart); old female flowers with relatively large sepals (8 by 5 mm). Its fruits are unknown, this makes it the more difficult to place this specimen with certainty.