Nouvelle-Calédonie

New Caledonia (nc)

Province Nord

Koumac

N. slope of Mt. Tiébaghi, along gravel road ca. 0.3 km NE of abandoned chrome mine buildings.

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M. Nee

McClelland, D.

56434

2009-7-15

165

20° 26' 38.004'' S ; 164° 13' 17.004'' E

-20.44389 ; 164.22139

Shrub 2,5-4 m tall, 4 cm in diameter; With a central erect trunk and relatively few, spreading branches ; the species bearing a striking resemblance to some Coccoloba of the Polygonaceae in the New World in size, leaf shape and texture (including the red midvein), presentation and color of inflorescence and flowers. Midrid of leaf reddish below. Inlorescecne hanging, pale yellow-green, with strong and unpleasant uriny-pungent fragrance