Hernandia nymphaeifolia
species of plant
Hernandia nymphaeifolia is a species of plant in the Hernandiaceae family. Its common name is lantern tree. It is a tree native to Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean islands, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, Papupasia, northern Australia, and the Pacific.
The species was first described as Biasolettia nymphaeifolia by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1835. In 1970 Klaus Kubitzki placed the species in genus Hernandia as H. nymphaeifolia.
Description
Hernandia nymphaeifolia is a tree with 5–22 m high. The leaves are narrowly or broadly ovate or subcircular. The 5-9 veins are palmate. The flowers are white or greenish, hermaphrodite, with fragrant odour; male and female are separated. The fruit is fleshy, waxy red or white.
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