Pullea glabra

Pullea glabra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Cunoniaceae
Genus:	Pullea
Species:	P. glabra
Binomial name
Pullea glabra Schltr.
Varieties [2]
Pullea glabra var. glabra Pullea glabra var. verticillataHoogland

Pullea glabra is a species of flowering plant in the family Cunoniaceae. It is a tree native to Fiji (Viti Levu and Ovalau) and New Guinea including the Louisiade Archipelago, and possibly to Morotai in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ^[2] It is a large canopy or sub-canopy tree growing 10 to 30 metres tall, native to primary lowland and montane forests from 200 to 2,500 metres elevation. ^[1]

Two varieties are accepted. ^[2]

• Pullea glabra var. glabra (synonyms Platylophus clemensiaeL.M.Perry, Pullea decipiensL.M.Perry, P. papuanaGibbs, P. perryanaA.C.Sm., and P. versteeghiiL.M.Perry) – Fiji, New Guinea, and possibly Morotai in Maluku ^[3]
• Pullea glabra var. verticillataHoogland – eastern New Guinea

References

1. Jimbo, T. (2022). "Pullea glabra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T198441790A202836859. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. "Pullea glabra Schltr". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
3. "Pullea glabra var. glabra". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 February 2025.