Alphitonia

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FLORA OF MEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany , Departmoi t of Forests, Lae,
D. FRODIN,
NGF 26629,
24/4/66
Locality: On hill just south of Cape
Gloucester Patrol Post, Talasea, New Brit.
Lat. 5 27 S	Long.	148	30	E
Habitat: Secondary forest on steep slope;
altitude 300 feet.
Annot. Tree; bole crooked; branches of
crown _+ horizontal* Height _45 feet, bole
20 feet, d.b.h. 8 inches. Bark grey-brown*
slightly fissured, the cracks wide. Inner
bark red. Blaze light red. Wood straw.
Odour same as root beer (Sarsaparilla).
Leaves dark green above; pubescence rusty-
coloured. Leaves white below* Flowers
cream.
Fam«	Rhamnaceae
Name;	Alphitonia
Dupl. sent	to; L. Bri.	Canb. A.fir^V^x.
Bog. Sing.	Syd. UH. PNH. US. Bish.
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