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Alyxia acuminata

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

K. Schumann

Common Names

• Dongtoh (Minj)
• Iamunarre (Mondo)
• Kan Anggum (Kuman)
• Lapa (Kefamo)
• Tobna (Togoba)

Geographical Habitats

• Indonesia
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• remnant forest
• primary & secondary forest
• swamp forest
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jun (Papua New Guinea)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Oct (Papua New Guinea)

Climber to 20m with angled lenticellate branches. Leaves to 180mm x 78mm in whorls of 3-4. Axillary inflorescence with bracts to 3mm x 2.2mm of 6-14 flowers, yellow flowers with sepals to 2.7mm x 1.3mm, cream or yellow corolla with brown tube & green or white lobes, tube to 5.8mm x 2mm & lobes to 2.4mm x 3mm. Orange-brown fruit in chains of up to 3, ripening purple-black 34mm x 20mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Blumea