Sloanea L.

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Sloanea
Occasional in mixed, rain forest; lasser canopy
tree 20 m.; leaves somewhat convex, brown
pubescent below; flowers solitary, green in
early anthesis, later cream; fruits (one found)
brown pubescent, Wangled, ? x ^ cm. Dried
fruit separate.
Eastern Highlands District: Purosa, Okapa area, alt. 1950 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 31599_________________September 20. 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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