Biology:Papuodendron lepidotum
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Short description: Species of rainforest tree
| Papuodendron lepidotum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Papuodendron |
| Species: | P. lepidotum
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| Binomial name | |
| Papuodendron lepidotum C.T.White
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hibiscus papuodendron Kosterm. | |
Papuodendron lepidotum (Common name Saping Ningi) is a rainforest tree endemic to New Guinea that belongs to the family Malvaceae. It is sometimes lumped with Hibiscus as Hibiscus lepidotum and as such, at 140 feet (43 meters) is by far the tallest of the Hibiscuses. It is relatively slender at two foot (61 cm ) D.B.H. (diameter at breast height) Leaves are ovate or lanceo-ovate. Fruit is a five-parted dry capsule about 1.5 inch (4 centimeters) long by 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) in width.[2]
References
- ↑ "Papuodendron lepidotum C.T.White" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/562711-1.
- ↑ White, C.T. (July 1946). "Papuadendron - A New Genus of Arborescent Malvaceae from New Guinea.". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 27 (3): 272–274. doi:10.5962/p.185543.
Wikidata ☰ Q17580846 entry
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