Symplocos cylindracea
Family: Symplocaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. The trunk can be 35 cm across. The leaves are slightly hairy underneath. The leaves are narrowly oval and taper to the tip and rounded at the base. The edges are wavy. The leaves are 9-15 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. The flowers are in a group 8 cm long. The fruit is cylinder shaped and 15 mm long by 5-6 mm wide. It is fleshy and has a stone with ridges along it. It has 3 cells.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Morobe District and New Britain.
Countries/locations it is found in
Papua New Guinea