Dimorphanthera brassii Sleumer

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Dimorphanthera brassii Sleumer ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 5350, Sep 1933-Nov 1933

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Central. Mafulu.

  • Habitat

    Mountain crest. Forest. Plentiful.

  • Description

    Large, stiff branched climber; clusters of bright red flowers on the old wood; flowers about 4 cm long x 1.3 cm dia. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Collection Notes

    Collected by the 1933 New Guinea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, Mr. Richard Archbold, Leader.

  • Specimen Notes

    Revised for Flora Malesiana, 3/60, by H. O. Sleumer.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 9978

    Occurrence ID: 348a9275-aa66-4cf5-a7b3-9c9b1713123b

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Central

  • Locality

    Mafulu

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I was unable to parse a locality for Mafulu, only a reference for the people of Mambule referred to as Mafulu. The Mafulu inhabit the Goilala Subdistrict in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea.

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