Maniltoa rosea

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Maniltoa rosea

Description

Tree 6-9 m high, 7.5 cm in diam. Leaves 4-11-jugate; rachis 3.5-17(-30) cm and petiole 0.5-1.1 cm, both pubescent. Inflorescences c. 4 cm long and wide, the rachis 2-3 cm; bracts 1-4 cm long, silky hairy; bracteoles 8(-15) mm long; pedicels 7-9(-25) mm, hairy. Sepals 10 mm long, glabrous or sparsely hairy. Petals white, 9 mm long. Stamens 25-35; filaments 22 mm, connate at the base for 1.5-3 mm (almost free, cf. Harms, l.c.); anthers apiculate. Ovary sessile, completely enclosed by the hypanthium; style 24 mm. Fruits ± kidney-shaped, 3-3.7 by 1.7-3 by 1.3-1.6 cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Irian Jaya: Vogelkop? present, Madang Provinces present, Mimika?; Papua New Guinea: W & E Sepik present
Malesia: New Guinea (Irian Jaya: Vogelkop?, Mimika?; Papua New Guinea: W & E Sepik and Madang Provinces).

Citation

Verdc. 1979 – In: Manual New Guinea Leg., Lae Bot. Bull.: 70.
K. Schum. & Lauterb. 1900: Fl. Deutsch. Schutzgeb. Sudsee: 347.