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Tapeinosperma alatum (Myrsinaceae): a remarkable new species from Ceram
Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants (1998)
  • Diane E. Holland
  • P.F. Stevens
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Abstract
A new pachycaul species Tapeinosperma alatum D.E. Holland & P.F. Stevens (Myrsinaceae) is described from South Central Ceram. It is characterized by its huge leaves, over 1 m long, and congested, almost Gunnera-like. inflorescence. The distinctive distribution of the Papuasian pachycaul species of Tapeinosperma is briefly compared with that of a number of other unrelated taxa.
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1998
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Diane E. Holland and P.F. Stevens. "Tapeinosperma alatum (Myrsinaceae): a remarkable new species from Ceram" Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants Vol. 43 Iss. 2 (1998) p. 347 - 350
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