Fagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth.

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Bentham, G. (1 June 1856), Notes on Loganiaceae. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 1(2): 98

Nomenclature

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Conn, B.J. & Brown, E.A. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Fagraea. Flora of Australia 28: 72
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taxonomic synonym: Fagraea rosenstromii C.T.White
  Conn, B.J. & Brown, E.A. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Fagraea. Flora of Australia 28: 72
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taxonomic synonym: Fagraea rosenstromii C.T.White

Specimens

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Common Name

Cape Jitta, Pua.

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Description

Small tree, usually 3–10 m high, sometimes scrambling or climbing. Leaves with stipules connate by thin rim, soon splitting, partly adnate to petiole; petiole 15–30 mm long; lamina elliptic to slightly obovate, 10–19 cm long, 4.5–10 cm wide, acute to attenuate at base, rounded apically, often with a short blunt point; midrib slightly raised on lower surface; veins indistinct. Inflorescence terminal, much-branched cymose, 7–16 cm long, few- to many-flowered, often weakly branched; bracts broadly triangular, c. 3 mm long, halfway up pedicel. Calyx 10–15 mm long. Corolla narrowly funnel-shaped, 4–8 cm long, cream to yellow, turning orange-yellow with age. Stamens included to just exserted, inserted on a thickened rim c. halfway up corolla tube. Gynoecium 5–8 cm long; stigma distinctly 2-lobed, with lobes 7–10 mm long. Fruit c. 45 mm long, maturing orange to red.

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Phenology

Flowers usually Jan.; fruits Sept.

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Distribution

Native to Micronesia, south through Papuasia to Qld and east through Melanesia and Polynesia.

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Habitat

Growingon rocks or as an epiphyte in open to dense, wet to dry primary or secondaryforest.

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

Qld: Claudie R., B.Hyland 6672 (QRS, NSW); Nesbit R., M.C.Tucker 77 (BRI); 4 km N of Pascoe R., B.J.Wallace 83244 (NSW); McIlwraith Ra., Western Fall, L.J.Webb 9263 et al. (BRI).

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Illustrations

J. Beasley, Plants of Cape York 153 (2009).

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Bibliography

Beasley, J. (2009). Plants of Cape York: The Compact Guide. (John Beasley).

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Source

Flora of Australia Volume 28

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Last updated: Unknown; Feb 29, 2024 12:39 Status: Legacy

Author - B.J. Conn, E.A. Brown

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Cite this profile as: B.J. Conn, E.A. Brown. Fagraea berteroana, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Fagraea%20berteroana [Date Accessed: 19 September 2025]