Palmeria incana
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Description
Woody liana, with young branches covered in greyish tomentum.
Leaves elliptic-oblong, 9-18 by 3.5-8 cm, chartaceous, base rounded or broadly cuneate, apex shortly acuminate, upper surface becoming glabrous (except for puberulence above the midrib), lower surface evenly covered with a close, fine, greyish-white indumentum, midrib and arched later-al veins prominent below, impressed above;
Inflorescence densely greyish pubescent, axillary and terminal, narrowly paniculate, up to 12 cm, with branches c. 2-3 cm.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Central Prov present, Goilala Distr present, Morobe Prov present, Papua New Guinea present, Wau Distr present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Morobe Prov.: Wau Distr.; Central Prov.: Goilala Distr.).
Notes
Evidently a rare and local species, only twice collected. Lower surface of leaves covered with a smooth, even, greyish felt of close-set stellate hairs. This indumentum is similar to that of P. hypargyrea, but that western species has smaller leaves.
The original collection lacked flowers, but imma-ture male flowers were provided by another. The flowers are described as cream, with a ± unpleasant scent, and the drupes as black on a red torus.
The original collection lacked flowers, but imma-ture male flowers were provided by another. The flowers are described as cream, with a ± unpleasant scent, and the drupes as black on a red torus.