Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition

Sarcopteryx sp. McIlwraith Range (B.Hyland 3261RFK)


Tree
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Family

Provisional HISPID phrase name.

Stem

Sapwood surface corrugated.

Leaves

Young leaves and younger leaf bearing twigs densely clothed in brown hairs. Leaflets about 5-9 in the compound leaf, each leaflet blade about 4-8 x 1.4-2.8 cm. Midrib +/- flush with the upper surface. Leaf bearing twigs longitudinally grooved.

Flowers

Inflorescence about 9-22 cm long, pedicels about 2-5 mm long. Calyx lobes narrowly ovate, about 1.5-1.75 mm long, pubescent. Petals obovate or orbicular, about 2 x 1.5 mm, each petal with a large, hairy, bilobed scale or structure near the base on the inner surface. Each lobe has a yellow gland at the base. Stamens eight, filaments hairy, about 4-5 mm long, inserted inside the disk. Anthers green, about 0.5 mm long. Pollen yellow.

Fruit

Features not available.

Seedlings

Features not available.

Distribution and Ecology

Probably endemic to CYP, restricted to the Iron Range and McIlwraith Range areas. Altitudinal range from 400-500 m. Grows as an understory tree in upland rain forest.

RFK Code
694
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