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Wikstroemia ovata

Family
Thymelaeaceae (Thymelae family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
Borneo to Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Wikstroemia ovata grows as a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (20 ft) tall. Inflorescences bear up to 20 greenish-yellow flowers. The fruits are roundish to ellipsoid, up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long. The specific epithet ovata is from the Latin meaning 'egg-shaped', referring to the leaves. Habitat is thickets and forests from sea level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude. W. ovata is found in Borneo and the Philippines.

Other Wikstroemia plants

Daphne angustiloba · Daphne aurantiaca · Daphne axillaris · Daphne esquirolii · Daphne gemmata · Lilac Daphne · Daphne gracilis · Daphne holosericea · Lilac Daphne · Daphne modesta · Daphne myrtilloides · Daphne penicillata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Wikstroemia ovata 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.

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