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Ellipanthus tomentosus

Botanic Family
Connaraceae
Author
Kurz

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Sprawling, erect or sometimes scandent shrub or tree with ferrugineous tomentose stems and coriaceous leaves glabrous on upper surface, pubescent beneath to 330mm x 90mm. Axillary, lateral or terminal racemes to 30mm long, sepals to 3mm villous outside, 5 cream petals to 5mm long villous outside, young fruit capsule somewhat hairy, mature fruit yellowish-green to orange-red, velvety or densely hairy to 40mm long x 12.5mm wide terminating in a short curved & hooked beak, follicle with persistent calyx,

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