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Dwarf Harpullia
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
Dwarf Harpullia:
Harpullia
frutescens
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As suggested by
the specific epithet (which apparently means 'becoming shrubby' in Latin,
Nicholson and Nicholson 1994), this is a small shrub.
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It's leaves are compound
and they, and the leaflets, are alternate.
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The plant's most distinctive feature
is the flattened out nature of the stem (winged rachis), and the leaves have
long drip tips.
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This shrub produces small white and pink flowers followed by
orange or red fruit that split open to reveal two seeds in two compartments.
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The
black seeds are mostly covered in orange aril.
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It is usually found
in the Understorey of relatively undisturbed tropical rainforest in the wet
tropics of north-eastern Queensland.
Script: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
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