Biology:Papuodendron lepidotum

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Papuodendron lepidotum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Papuodendron
Species:
P. lepidotum
Binomial name
Papuodendron lepidotum
C.T.White
Synonyms[1]

Hibiscus papuodendron Kosterm.

Papuodendron lepidotum (Common name Saping Ningi) is a rainforest tree endemic to New Guinea, and 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

  1. "Papuodendron lepidotum C.T.White" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/562711-1. 
  2. White, C.T. (July 1946). "Papuadendron - A New Genus of Arborescent Malvaceae from New Guinea.". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 27 (3): 272–274. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17580846 entry