Alyxia schlechteri H.Lév.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Alyxia

Characteristics

Lianas woody, to 3 m. Branches gray, with many lenticels; branchlets puberulent, later glabrous. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4, usually crowded on upper branchlets; petiole 2-4 mm, glabrous or pubescent; leaf blade narrowly to very narrowly elliptic, 2-12 X 0.5-1.5 cm, leathery, usually glabrous, base broadly cuneate, margin recurved, apex acuminate or acute; lateral veins incon-spicuous abaxially. Cymes fascicled, axillary, 0.5-1 cm. Sepals narrowly elliptic, ca. 2.5 mm, keeled, minutely puberulent, apex long acute. Corolla yellow. Fruit with 2 or 3 ellipsoid articles ca. 7 5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Distribution

Alyxia schlechteri world distribution map, present in China and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76787-1
WFO ID wfo-0000956330
COL ID CD4V
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Synonyms

Alyxia bodinieri Alyxia schlechteri Wikstroemia bodinieri Daphne bodinieri Alyxia schlechteri var. salicifolia