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Dimorphanthera kempteriana

Botanic Family

Ericaceae

Author

Schlechter

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Papua New Guinea
• Indonesia

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• montane areas. Nectar attracts birds & used as bait to noose the birds

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Aug
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Glabrous climbing shrub or epiphytic shrub with coriaceous glabrous leaves to 150mm x 70mm. Axillary or cauliflorous glabrous racemes of 30mm pink to crimson flowers, calyx tube to 2mm x 5mm dia. Glabrous corolla bright red or pink 25mm x 5mm at base opening to 13mm with lobes 5mm x 8mm

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• NYBG
• Huxley 1992
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• JAA