Discocalyx ponapensis Mez

  • Filed As

    Myrsinaceae
    Discocalyx ponapensis Mez

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 202D with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nandingding (between Mt. Nahnalaud and Lipwentiak).

  • Habitat

    Understory of rainforest.

  • Description

    Tree sapling, height 2.5m, dbh 20mm. Crushed leaves smell of green apples. No clear pattern of phylotaxis. Leaves 30mm long, 60mm wide. Flowers held in inflorescence. Individual flowers 6mm diameter. Petals pale pink, stigma pink, stamens yellow-pink with black stripe down their axis. Pedicels pale green. Mature fruits red, spherical 16mm diameter. Sap watery, no distinct smell.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194781

    Occurrence ID: e9e2f805-de70-481e-9322-6e3f9bcfc70c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Primulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Discocalyx ponapensis Mez det M. Y. Choi, 2002

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Nandingding (between Mt. Nahnalaud and Lipwentiak)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8713, 158.212

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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