| Dicotyledon | Literature for Pteralyxia macrocarpa
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Apocynaceae -- The Dogbane, Milkweed Family | Bibliography |
| Pteralyxia macrocarpa | |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | In the Hawaiian Islands, endemic to O`ahu. | |
| Habit |
Trees 8-15 m tall. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves dark green and shiny on upper surface, lower surface paler and dull, often brittle, very broadly elliptic to obovate to suborbicular, rarely broadly oblanceolate, blades 9.2-18(-23) cm long, 4.5-7.7(-10.5) cm wide, margins revolute or flat, apex acute to rounded, petioles (1.5-)2.3-4.5(-5.5) cm long. |
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| Flowers |
Corolla tube 7-9 mm long, the lobes ca. 2 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Endocarp with the central and lateral wings or ridges prominent, 3-15 mm high, these often fenestrated, occasionally the central wings reduced. |
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