Occurrence

Lowry, P. P 7281

Plerandra longistyla Lowry, G. M. Plunkett & Frodin

2/17/2011

New Caledonia

This occurrence of Araliaceae Plerandra longistyla Lowry, G. M. Plunkett & Frodin (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

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Plerandra

Specific Epithet

longistyla

Authorship

Lowry, G. M. Plunkett & Frodin

Record Number

Lowry, P. P 7281

Collection Date

2/17/2011

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.

Geographic Information

Country

New Caledonia

State/Province

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Coordinates

-21.44, 165.352194

Location

New Caledonia

Location Remarks

South flank of Me Maoya. Reserve de la Nodela, nord de Bourail. 597 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.