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Papuodendron
Sign in to savePapuodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. In 1946 Cyril Tenison White described its first species, Papuodendron lepidotum, which was discovered growing in 1944 in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Its native range is New Guinea.
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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Papuodendron, and connects out to Cyril Tenison White, plant and tree.
It is catalogued under topics including Endemic flora of New Guinea, Hibisceae and Malvaceae genera.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Higher classification
- Distinction from ''Hibiscus''
- Species
- References
Papuodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. In 1946 Cyril Tenison White described its first species, Papuodendron lepidotum, which was discovered growing in 1944 in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Its native range is New Guinea.
== Description == Papuodendron is an arborescent genus, i.e. plants are tree-like.
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