Semecarpus magnificus is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Semecarpus |
| Species: | S. magnificus
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| Semecarpus magnificus | |
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Description
editAccording to the original describer Karl Schumann, Semecarpus magnificus is a tree growing to 4–6 m tall. Its leaves are 0.7–1.2 m long and 10.5–20 cm wide near the tip. They are crowded together at the ends of the branches, as in Clavija, Theophrasta and other similar genera. Schumann only had access to male flowers. They are grouped in inflorescences 60–80 cm long, that are composed of distant branches laden with flower clusters. The calyx is about 1 mm long. The petals are 3 mm long, the stamens 4 mm. The rudimentary ovary is about 1 mm long. The fruit is about 3 cm long, including the hypocarpium, and 2.5 cm across.[3]
Taxonomy
editSemecarpus magnificus was first described by Karl Schumann in 1889,[2] based on a collection by Max Hollrung[3] made during a research expedition to New Guinea from 1886 to 1888.[4] Schumann used the feminine form of the specific epithet, magnifica,[3] as also noted by the International Plant Names Index, which alters it to magnificus,[2] in agreement with the masculine genus name.[5]
Distribution
editSemecarpus magnificus is endemic to New Guinea.[1] It was first observed in what was then Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, in the northeast of the island.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Semecarpus magnificus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Semecarpus magnificus K.Schum". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Schumann, K. & Hollrung, M. (1899). Die Flora von Kaiser Wilhelms Land (in German and Latin). Berlin: Asher. Retrieved 18 June 2022. p. 65.
- ^ Schumann & Hollrung (1899), pp. III–V.
- ^ Turland, N.J.; et al., eds. (2018). "Art. 62, Ex. 3". International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (electronic ed.). Glashütten: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Retrieved 2022-06-22.