Family: Elaeocarpaceae
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Elaeocarpus rubescens Weibel
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Elaeocarpus rubescens WeibelDet.E00314180 October 1985Kew,Royal Botanic Gardens (K)
Isotype of Elaeocarpus rubescens Weibel
Collector/Expedition: Coode, Mark James Elgar, Sands, Martin Jonathan Southgate & Lelean, Yakas
Collection number: NGF46125
Collection date: 14th February 1970
Country/Territory: Papua New Guinea
Collecting locality: Papua New Guinea:T.N.G [Territory of New Guinea]:New Ireland District:Namatanai Sub-Distr:Danfu River area, c. 8 miles inland
Latitude: 4°13'S, Longitude: 153°0'E
Habitat: Steep slope, limestone, forest
Description: Tree, buttressed at base; height 60 feet, bole 20 feet, d.b.h. 20 ins; outer bark brown, smooth except for corky pustules; inner pink, fibrous. Sapwood straw. Leaves mid green above, paler beneath; old leaves red, young leaves pale bronzy. Flowers creamy, fairly wide open. Fruit ellipsoid, gree, smooth.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00314180
Herbarium region: 6E (New Guinea)
Number of sheets: 1
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