Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Western Highlands

• Locality

  Bismarck Range, Mt. Oibo, ridge community near Camp 1

• Elevation

  Alt. 2357 - 2500 m. (7733 - 8202 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -5.59189, 144.788

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Flora of Papua New Guinea
Jimi-Ramu UNDP/DEC RAP Survey
10529 Euphorbiaceae
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Muell. Arg.
keys to this result on Airy Shaw
Western Highlands Province; Bismarck Range, Mt. Oibo, ridge
community near Camp 1; low stature montane forest in cloud
zone, tree layer generally ¿10 m, undergrowth profuse, herb layer
very well developed; colls, this day centered on GPS coordinates
lat. 5 deg. 35.513’ x long. 144 deg. 47.252’, GPS elev. 2357 m at
Camp 1; altimeter readings 2400-2050 m at collection antipodes.
collection sequence 10502-10544; 2-3 m terrestrial shrub on
forest edge, all parts glabrous; stipules linear-acuminate, red;
leaves chartaceous, adaxial surface dull grayish-green x abaxially
glaucescent; cupule and fruit green; calyx lobes not reflexing on
the fruit.
collection: W. Takeuchi 10529
det.: WT; 11/97
coll. date: Oct. 6,1995
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