Palmeria hypotephra is a species of flowering plant in the family Monimiaceae and is endemic to Queensland. It is a woody climber with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, male and female flowers on separate plants with 4 or 5 tepals, male flowers with 30 to 35 stamens, female flowers with 10 to 12 carpels, and spherical, dark brown to black drupes.
Palmeria hypotephra is a woody climber with stems up to 30cm (12in) in diameter,[2] its branchlets covered with star-shaped hairs. The leaves are elliptic to egg-shaped, 60–110mm (2.4–4.3in) long and 25–55mm (0.98–2.17in) wide on a petiole5–10mm (0.20–0.39in) long. The upper surface of the leaves is more or less glabrous and the lower surface is covered with felt-like white hairs. Male and female flowers are on separate plants and usually have 4 or 5 tepals. Male flowers are arranged in clusters of 13 to 36, 40–75mm (1.6–3.0in) long, each flower on a pedicel7–10mm (0.28–0.39in) long, with 30 to 35 stamens. Female flowers are arranged in clusters of 9 to 15, 20–25mm (0.79–0.98in) long, each flower on a pedicel3–7mm (0.12–0.28in) long, each with 10 to 12 carpels. Flowering occurs from May to October and the fruit is a dark brown to black, more or less spherical drupe, 5–6mm (0.20–0.24in) in diameter.[2][3]
Palmeria hypotephra grows in rainforest, often near rainforest edges at altitudes, mainly between 80 and 1,550m (260 and 5,090ft) in north-eastern Queensland.[2][3]
1 2 Whiffin, Trevor P.; Foreman, Donald B. "Palmeria hypotephra". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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