Urceodiscus hippocrepicus

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Urceodiscus hippocrepicus

Description

Small climber to 4? m long, leafy stem 1-1.5 mm diam., plant sparsely minutely scabrous-hairy, brown-green on drying. Leaves:

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Baliem Valley present, West Papua present
New Guinea (West Papua, Baliem Valley); known only from the type.

Morphology

Because of the deeply cordate anther the two thecae are shaped like a horseshoe.