Glochidion xerocarpum (O.Schwarz) Airy Shaw

Airy Shaw, H.K. (1981) Muelleria 4(3): 212.

Pin Flower Tree

Usually a small tree not exceeding 30 cm dbh.

Leaf blades about 4-10 x 2-5 cm. Midrib raised on the upper surface. Leaf bearing twigs clothed in short tortuous hairs.

Male flowers: Inflorescence without a peduncle and strictly axillary. Flowers without a disk. Female flowers: Flowers +/- sessile. Tepals about 2.5-3 mm long. Styles fused to form a hemispherical or button-shaped mass on the top of the ovary.

Capsules about 10-lobed, flat or concave at the apex, about 15-20 mm diam., resembling a miniature Queensland Blue pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo).

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Occurs in WA and NT. Altitudinal range from near sea level to about 100 m. Grows in rain forest, monsoon forest or beach forest. Also occurs in Malesia.