Atractocarpus stipularis

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| name =Green plum

| image = Big_leaf_shrub_Lord_Howe_Island_north.jpg

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| genus = Atractocarpus

| species = stipularis

| authority = (F.Muell.) Puttock ex P.S.Green (1990)

| synonyms = *Gardenia stipulosa F.Muell. (1869)

Randia stipulosa C.Moore & F.Muell. (1869)
Randia stipularis F.Muell. (1876)
Trukia stipularis (F.Muell.) P.S.Green ex Hutton (1986)

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Atractocarpus stipularis, commonly known as the green plum, is a flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae. The specific epithet alludes to its large stipules.{{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53034 |title= Atractocarpus stipularis |access-date= 2014-02-16 |work= Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994) |first= |last= |publisher= Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) |date= |archive-date= 2016-03-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093904/http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53034 |url-status= dead }}

Description

Atractocarpus stipularis is a small, rounded, sparsely branched tree growing to {{cvt|3|–|12|m}} in height. The smooth, ovate leaves are {{cvt|12|–|30|cm}} long and {{cvt|8|–|24|cm}} wide. The inflorescences are cymose and are produced in the leaf axils. They bear fragrant white flowers—males with 20 or more, females with 2 or 3. The yellow-green fruits are about {{cvt|3.4|cm}} long. The flowering season is from early November to late February.

Distribution and habitat

Atractocarpus stipularis is endemic to Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, {{cvt|600|km}} east of the New South Wales mainland. It is widespread in sheltered sites at all elevations on the island.

References

External links

[http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53034 Flora of Australia online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093904/http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=53034 |date=2016-03-04 }}

stipularis

Category:Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island

Category:Plants described in 1869

Category:Gentianales of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller

Category:Taxa named by Christopher Francis Puttock