Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Sarcopteryx sp. McIlwraith Range (B.Hyland 3261RFK)
Family
Provisional HISPID phrase name.
Stem
Sapwood surface corrugated.
Leaves
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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