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Artabotrys zeylanicus

Botanic Family
Annonaceae
Author
Hooker f. & Thomson

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Strong woody climber with velvet hairy branches with hooks. Coriaceous glabrous leaves to 180mm x 70mm. Solitary or fascicled flowers covered in brownish velvet hairs, hooked peduncles, flowers with 4 bracts, 3 sepals to 8mm x 6mm, yellow petals to 30mm x 7mm. Fruit to 25mm x 22mm.

Bark fibre used for fishing lines

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