Sphenostemon
Sphenostemon is the genus of small evergreen trees or shrubs native to New Guinea, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. They have opposite or spiral leaves, and at most small stipules. The small flowers, borne in terminal inflorescences, have free (i.e. unjoined) sepals and petals. The anthers have thick filaments. The fruit, a berry, is fleshy and contains two seeds. The genus is described as "particularly poorly known".
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sphenostemon oppositifolius
speciesSphenostemon oppositifolius
Sphenostemon pachycladus
speciesSphenostemon pachycladus
Sphenostemon tireliae
speciesSphenostemon tireliae
Sphenostemon comptonii
speciesSphenostemon comptonii
Sphenostemon thibaudii
speciesSphenostemon thibaudii
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1069720.