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Streptothamnus moorei F.Muell.
Family Berberidopsidaceae
Streptothamnus moorei F.Muell. APNI*

Description: Climber, ± glabrous.

Leaves with lamina broad-ovate to circular, usually 6–12 cm long, 4–12 cm wide, thin and soft, 3-veined in basal half, domatia absent; petiole 20–30 mm long.

Peduncles 20–30 mm long. Petals 5–7 mm long, pale pink to cream. Stamens c. 70; filaments 4–7 mm long, anthers c. 2 mm long. Style 2.5 mm long.

Berry ellipsoid, c. 20 mm long, black, surrounded at base by persistent sepals; seeds 20–25.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Distribution and occurrence: in warmer rainforest on the escarpment ranges and coastal areas north from the Clarence River, not common.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Streptothamnus was previously included in Flacourtiaceae.

Text by G.J. Harden, Flora of New South Wales Vol. 1 (1990), in Flacourtiaceae.
Taxon concept: Australian Plant Census (accessed May 2017)


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***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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