South of Opanabu village, Baniara Subdistrict, Milne Bay District
Verbatim locality:
Milne Bay District, Baniara Subdistrict, S. of Opanabu village
Verbatim collector:
A. Kanis 1243
Standardised collector:
A. Kanis
Verbatim date:
16 July 1969
Start date:
1969-07-16
Country:
New Caledonia
Altitudes:
from 600m to 700m
Habitat:
In gully forest.
Notes:
Tree 12-15 m high, dbh 15 cm. Fruit pale olive green, tinged brown, turning pinkish when ripe. Leaves glossy dark green above, pale olive green below. Bark rather smooth, shallowly fissured, dull dark grey-brown and yellowish grey. Blaze 2 mm thick, pale pink with copious white sap. Wood creamy brown to mid-brown.
Fruits in alcohol.
Wood sample taken.
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Flora of New Guinea
Herbarium Australiense, C.S.I.R.O., Canberra, A.C.T. with the request to be notified of new identifications.
Supplementary remarks:
ISOTYPE of Pouteria pullenii Vink, Blumes 47 (2002) p98-99
I. Schönberger, May 2022