'' Boehmeria calophleba '' is a
flowering plant in the
nettle family.
Description
It is a small tree growing to . The lanceolate
leaves
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are usually long and wide. The tiny white flowers, clustered at the branch ends, appear from October to April; the stamens spring out to release
pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophyt ...
. The dry fruits are long.
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Distribution and habitat
The species is endemic to Australia
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’s subtropical
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Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Though generally uncommon, it is locally abundant in the moist forests of the southern parts of the Island, where it forms an association with '' Macropiper'' species on the north-western slopes of Mount Lidgbird.
References
External links
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calophleba
Rosales of Australia
Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island
Plants described in 1872
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
Taxa named by Charles Moore
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