Acropogon merytifolius
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| Acropogon merytifolius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Acropogon |
| Species: | A. merytifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropogon merytifolius Morat & Chalopin | |
Acropogon merytifolius is a pseudo-palm or Corner Model Tree[clarification needed] in the subfamily Sterculioideae of the family Malvaceae, and is and endemic to New Caledonia. The tree is up to about 4 m in height and about 10 cm thick, with a loose cluster of stiff oblanceolate leaves up to 1 m long by about 10 cm wide. The tree is cauliflorous, with small panicles of flowers along the trunk. The tepals have frilly tips.[1] It was described by Morat and Chalopin in 2003.
