Pullea glabra
| Pullea glabra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Cunoniaceae |
| Genus: | Pullea |
| Species: | P. glabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Pullea glabra | |
| Varieties[2] | |
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Pullea glabra is a species of flowering plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a tree native to Fiji (Viti Levu and Ovalau) and New Guinea including the Louisiade Archipelago, and possibly to Morotai in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.[2] It is a large canopy or sub-canopy tree growing 10 to 30 metres tall, native to primary lowland and montane forests from 200 to 2,500 metres elevation.[1]
Two varieties are accepted.[2]
- Pullea glabra var. glabra (synonyms Platylophus clemensiae L.M.Perry, Pullea decipiens L.M.Perry, P. papuana Gibbs, P. perryana A.C.Sm., and P. versteeghii L.M.Perry) – Fiji, New Guinea, and possibly Morotai in Maluku[3]
- Pullea glabra var. verticillata Hoogland – eastern New Guinea
References
- 1 2 Jimbo, T. (2022). "Pullea glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T198441790A202836859. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Pullea glabra Schltr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Pullea glabra var. glabra". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 February 2025.