Sloanea aberrans
(Brandis) A. C. Sm.
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Indonesia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The leaves are spaced along the branches and in pairs that are almost opposite. They are 8-13 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. They are white or cream. The fruit is 6.5-7 cm long. They are dull red. It splits open in 3. The seeds are black with a red coat.
Names & Synonyms
Guadza
Echinocarpus papuanus Schltr.Elaeocarpus aberrans BrandisSloanea anacantha A. C. Sm.Sloanea papuana (Schltr.) A. C. Sm.
References (2)
- Conn, B. & Damas, K., PNG Trees
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
