Gordonia papuana Kobuski

FLORA OF NEW GUINEA.
Distributed by the
HERBARIUM AUSTRALIENSE, C.S-I.R.O., CANBERRA, A.C.T,
with the request to be notified of new identifications.
Coil, P. J* Darbyshire
No. 358	Dote	5	Sept.	1961
fam. Theaceae.
Gordonia papuana Kob.
koc. near Wigote village (Torricelli Mts.),
Lumi Subdistrict, Sepik District, Terr* of
New Guinea.
Hob- in tall forest? alt. ca. 3200 feet.
Notes Tree ca. 21 m tall. Bole ca. 8 m.
DBH 21 x 24 cm. Flowers with creamy white
petals and dull yellow anthers. Mature
leaves dark green above, pale green below.
Young leaves reddish green.
Local name:	Tawan	(Wapi	language,	Wigote).
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