Vol. 1 part 2 - Species Plantarum Programme

SPECIES PLANTARUM — FLORA OF THE WORLD (2003)
21. Parinari papuana C.T.White, J. Arnold Arbor. 31: 86 (1950), as Parinari papuanum
T: Papua New Guinea: Central Highlands, Aiyura, L.S.Smith 1004; holo: BRI; iso: L.
Map: G.T.Prance, Fl. Males. Ser. 1, 10(4): 659 (1989).
Tree to 40 m tall, buttressed or unbuttressed. Branches puberulous when young, soon glabrous,
with clusters of large prominent lenticels with central slit. Leaves with stipules lanceolate,
very early caducous; petioles 2–8 mm long, tomentellous when young, terete or slightly
canaliculate, with 2 conspicuous or sometimes obscure glands; lamina thickly coriaceous to
chartaceous, oblong, 4–18 × 1.5–6.5 cm, glabrous above, with stomatal crypts filled with
lanate pubescence beneath, acuminate at apex with tip 3–10 mm long, rounded to subcuneate
at base; midrib plane or slightly impressed and sparsely tomentellous when young above,
prominent beneath; primary veins 16–22 pairs, curved and anastomosing at margins, plane or
prominulous above; secondary nerves reticulate, slightly flattened, with a series of marginal
glands at vein endings on lower portion. Inflorescence of terminal and subterminal panicles,
2–6 cm long; rachis and branches densely tomentose or tomentellous; bracts and bracteoles
large, ovate, 2–2.5 mm long, tomentose on exterior; pedicels 0.2–1.5 mm long. Calyx lobes
triangular, acute, c. 1 mm long, tomentose on exterior, tomentellous within. Petals 5, white,
acute. Fertile stamens 7 or 8, with tooth-like staminodes opposite, lanate around base. Ovary
villous; style villous on lower portion, glabrous above; stigma capitate. Fruit ovoid, 4–6 cm
long; epicarp sparingly to densely lenticellate; mesocarp thin, fleshy; endocarp hard, thick,
marbled, lanate within.
1 Leaf lamina coriaceous, 4–11 × 1.9–5 cm; mature fruit c. 6 cm long;
montane
21a. subsp. papuana
1: Leaf lamina chartaceous, 7–18 × 2.5–7 cm; mature fruit c. 4–6.5 cm long;
lowland
2 Fruit sparsely lenticellate, small, c. 4 cm long; leaf base subcuneate 21b. subsp. salomonensis
2: Fruit densely lenticellate, large, c. 6.5 cm long; leaf base usually
rounded
21c. subsp. whitei
21a. Parinari papuana C.T.White subsp. papuana
Tree, unbuttressed. Leaf lamina thickly coriaceous, 4–11 × 1.9–5 cm, subcuneate at base.
Fruit when mature c. 6 cm long when dry; densely lenticellate on exterior.
Malesia: N, C & E Papua New Guinea. 43: NWG. Montane and lower montane forest
500–2000 m altitude. Map 276.
43. NEW GUINEA: Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Prov., J.R.Croft & J.L.Marsh LAE71179 (K, L); Papua
New Guinea, 2 miles [3 km] W of Omana, E Highlands, T.G.Hartley 12404 (K, L); Papua New Guinea,
Kassam Pass, E Highlands, E.E.Henty & J.Vandenberg NGF29343 (K, L, PNH); Papua New Guinea, Mt.
Bosavi, M.Jacobs 9417 (BISH, L, US); Papua New Guinea, Wewak, Angoram Area, Sepik Distr., Prince
Alexander Range, R.Pullen 1490 (L); Papua New Guinea, Suenset, Sepik Distr., R.D.Hoogland & L.A.Craven
11072 (L).
21b. Parinari papuana subsp. salomonensis (C.T.White) Prance, Brittonia 39: 369 (1987)
Parinari salomonensis C.T.White, J. Arnold Arbor. 31: 87 (1950), as Parinari salomonense. T: New Guinea:
Papua New Guinea, New Georgia, M. Munda, F.S.Walker & C.T.White BSIP 149a; holo: BRI; iso: K, L.
Tree, buttressed. Leaf lamina chartaceous, 7–12 × 3–7 cm, subcuneate at base. Fruit when
mature c. 4 cm long, sparsely lenticellate on exterior.
New Guinea and Solomon Islands. 43: NWG, SOL. Lowland forest, hillsides and ridges to
300 m altitude. Map 277.
43. SOLOMON IS.: Gatukai Is., T.C.Whitmore BSIP1250 (K, L); Baga Is., T.C.Whitmore BSIP1316 (K, L);
Vanikoro Is., T.C.Whitmore BSIP1557 (K, L); Tita River, SE Georgia, N.Burn-Murdock’s Cols. BSIP6972 (K,
L, US); NW New Georgia, A.W.Conmeadon BSIP3757 (K, L); Jalire, SE New Georgia, L.Maenu’u BSIP6408
(K, L, US); E Choiseul, W of Taora Passage, T.C.Whitmore’s coll. BSIP5280 (K, L).
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