Rhus caudata

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Rhus caudata

Description

Epiphytic shrub or small tree, 4-8 m high, or a liana. Leaves with 2(-3) pairs of leaflets, rarely 1-foliolate, glabrous; Inflorescences paniculate, axillary, sometimes pseudo-terminal, up to 17 cm long, sparsely puberulous, glabrescent, branches up to 9 cm; Flowers yellowish. Petals elliptic, rarely obovate or ovate, 2-2¾ by 1-1¾ mm, glabrous. Stamens 1l/2-2 mm; Ovary subglobose, c. ⅔ mm Ø, glabrous;

Distribution

Apalapsilli present, Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Biak I present, Sepik present, Southern Highlands District present, Western Highlands District present
Malesia: New Guinea (West: Biak I., Apalapsilli; East: Sepik, Western Highlands District and Southern Highlands District).