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Kibara coriacea

Botanic Family

Monimiaceae

Author

(Blume) Tulasne

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Papua New Guinea
• Indonesia
• Philippines

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• swamp forest
• montane forest
• coastal fores
• riverside. Fruit said to be edible
• leaves used as flavouring

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Apr

Tree or rarely a scandent shrub with coriaceous leaves to 350mm x 240mm, dentate margins, glabrous above pubescent beneath. Terminal cauliflorous or axillary pubescent cymes, yellow-green male flowers to 2mm diameter with 6-8 tepals, yellow female flowers to 5mm diameter with 6 tepals, black drupe 15mm long

Further References

• Flora Malesiana
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2