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Papuodendron lepidotum (Common name Saping Ningi) is a rainforest tree endemic to New Guinea that belongs to the family Malvaceae. It is sometimes lumped with Hibiscus as Hibiscus lepidotum and as such, at 140 feet (43 meters) is by far the tallest of the Hibiscuses. It is relatively slender at two foot (61 cm ) D.B.H. (diameter at breast height) Leaves are ovate or lanceo-ovate. Fruit is a five-parted dry capsule about 1.5 inch (4 centimeters) long by 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) in width.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Papuodendron lepidotum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
