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HYPSERPA ADEMAE (MENISPERMACEAE), A DISTINCTIVE NEW SPECIES FROM THE BOWUTU ULTRABASICS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2008

W. Takeuchi
W. Takeuchi*
Affiliation:
Arnold Arboretum and the Harvard University Herbaria, c/o PNG National Forest Authority, PO Box 314, Lae, Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea. E-mail: wtakeuchi@global.net.pg
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Abstract

Hypserpa ademae Takeuchi (Menispermaceae) is described from the Bowutu Range of Papua New Guinea. The novelty is distinguished by its whiplike inflorescence, 6-merous male flowers, and glabrous, cordate leaves.

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HypserpaMenispermaceaenew speciesPapua New Guineaultrabasics
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , March 2008 , pp. 137 - 143
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2008

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