Ampelamus Raf.

Genus

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae

Characteristics

Cor deeply parted, its lobes erect at anthesis; corona of 5 erect, petaloid segments about equaling the cor-lobes, each divided to about the middle into 2 slender lobes; anthers with a prominent, membranous appendage; pollinia solitary in each pollen-sac, pendulous, apically attached to the translator; twining perennial herbaceous vines with white fls in pedunculate, extra-axillary infls solitary at the nodes. Monospecific
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316972-2
WFO ID wfo-4000001661
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Synonyms

Mellichampia Ampelamus

Lower taxons

Ampelamus laevis Ampelamus volubilis Ampelamus ligulatus