Symplocos puberula
species of flowering plant
Symplocos puberula is a species of plant in the family Symplocaceae native to northeastern Queensland, Australia, that was first described in 1982. It is a small rainforest tree and is rated as a least-concern species.
Description
Symplocos puberula is a tree up to 25 m (82 ft) tall with pubescent new growth (i.e. covered in fine soft hairs). The leaves are stiff, widest near the apex and tapered at the base (obovate), and they have a short "drip tip". They measure up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long and 6 cm (2.4 in) wide, and have 6–12 pairs of lateral veins which curve towards the leaf tip and connect to the next vein. The leaf edges are finely toothed in the distal half of the leaf blade.
The inflorescence measures up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long and takes the form of a panicle or a raceme. The white flowers are small – the sepals are about 1.5 mm (0.06 in) long and the petals about 5 mm (0.2 in) long. They have 50 to 70 stamens measuring up to 6 mm (0.24 in) long, and the style is about 4 mm (0.16 in) long.
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