Occurrence

Lowry, P. P 7281

Plerandra longistyla Lowry et al.

2/17/2011

New Caledonia

This occurrence of Plerandra longistyla Lowry et al. (Lowry, P. P 7281) was collected on 2/17/2011 in New Caledonia. Flora of the World includes 20 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Plerandra longistyla, P. Lowry 7281--New Caledonia. Mine St. Louis Boulinda. 18 Feb 2011. 134 (3).jpg

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Plerandra

Specific Epithet

longistyla

Authorship

Lowry et al.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Lowry, P. P 7281

Collection Date

February 17, 2011 · New Caledonia

Collectors

Jerome Munzinger, Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Daniel Letocart, Irène Letocart

Remarks

Monocaulous or once-branched treelets to ca. 4 m tall, bark light gray. Leaves dark green above, midvein slightly lighter, secondary venation hardly visible, blades pale green below, midvein lighter, tinged brownish purple at the base, margins not undulate, petiolule nearly absent, petiole brownish purple, base contrasting strongly with stem. Infructescence terminal, primary axis ca.10 cm long, secondary axes 8, terminal ones ascending, 2 lateral ones horizontal, dark green tinged purplish throughout, pedicels same color immature fruit bright green, palest at base, progressively dark distally, tinged somewhat purplish below calyx rim, disc yellow green, style slight lighter, stylar branches spreading to nearly reflexed, more mature fruits turning purple. Second collection since McKee's first.