Pilea stenoneura H.J.P.Winkl.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Western Highlands

• Locality

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

• Elevation

  Alt. 2050 - 2400 m. (6726 - 7874 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -5.59189, 144.788

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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Flora of Papua New Guinea
Jimi-Ramu UNDP/DEC RAP Survey
10521 Urticaceae
Piiea stenoneura H. Winkler
keys to this result on Winkler and matches most aspects of
the type description.
Western Highlands Province; Bismarck Range, Mt. Oibo, ridge
community near Camp 1; low stature montane forest in cloud
zone, tree layer generally s10 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; erect subshrubs on logs,
apparently conspecific to 10410 which is monoecious; stems
blue-green, somewhat succulent, glabrous; leaves subfleshy,
adaxial surface dark dull green with linear cystoiiths, abaxially pale
green or glaucescent; venation 3-plinerved, the lateral costae
medial; inflorescence axillary from upper nodes, entirely green;
female inflorescence condensed, not exceeding the petioles;
males elongate, lax, equal to or longer than the leaves.
collection: W. Takeuchi 10521
det.: WT; 1/98
coll. date: Oct. 6,1995
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