Kleinhovia hospita L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  West New Britain

• Locality

  Subdidi village, Gasmata

• Elevation

  Alt. 183 m. (600 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -5.97, 149.92

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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FLORA OF NEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae.
D. FRODIN, NGF 20595, 8/4/06
Locality: Subdidi village, Gasmata,
New Britain, altitude 600 feet.
Lat. 5 58 S	Long. 149 55 E
Habitat: Village garden (but occurs
in lowland rain forest also).
Annot. Small, much-branched tree (bu"6
may reach 80 ft. high with 40 ft. bole and
buttressed).; Height 30 feet. Bark light
grey, rather scaly. Inner bark dark cream
Wood straw. Exudate absent. Odour bitter
Leaves apple-green on upper surface; light
green on lower surface; of thin texture.
Flowers pink; lip with yellow tip. Local
name Samulo.
Fam/	Sterculiaceae
Name*	Kleinhovia hospita.
Dupl„ sent to: L. Bri. Canb. A.4Srr
Bog. Sing. Syd. UH. PNH, US. Bish.
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