Anodendron affine Druce

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Anodendron

Characteristics

Branchlets glabrous. Leaves: petiole 0.5-1.8 cm long; blade elliptic, rarely slightly obovate, 3-16.6 by 0.7-5.4 cm, (1.9-)2.3-6.3 times as long as wide, apex acuminate or apiculate, base cuneate, rarely to rounded, 6-12 pairs of secondary veins, tertiary venation largely obscure, rarely somewhat prominent, glabrous above and beneath, rarely obscurely punctate beneath. Inflorescence axillary and terminal forming panicles, glabrous, 3.2-19.2 cm long; pedicels 1.5-5.8 mm long, bracteoles present on pedicel. Sepals ovate, 1.1-3.4 by 0.5-1.5 mm, 1.1-3.6 times as long as wide, apex acute to acuminate, glabrous, sparsely ciliate or not. Corolla white to greenish yellow; tube 2.4-6.8 mm long, 0.5-1.4 times as long as lobes; lobes 2.7-8.5 by 0.9-2.3 mm; glabrous outside, pubescent on inside of lobes and in tube. Stamens inserted at 0.5-1.9 mm from corolla base which is 0.1-0.3 of tube length; anthers 1.1-2(-4) by 0.4-0.8 mm. Disk annular to 5-crenate, 0.3-0.7 mm long, 0.5-1.4 times as long as ovary. Ovaries 0.5-0.9 mm long; style and style head 0.8-2 mm long. Fruit 7.3-12.5 by 1.4-2.3 cm. Seeds: grain 11.8-17 by 4.3-7.1 mm; beak 2.4-7.8 mm long; coma 4-5.6 cm long.
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Lianas to 10 m, glabrous except for corolla. Branches pale gray. Petiole 0.5-2 cm; leaf blade deep green adaxially, lighter abaxially, narrowly oblong to narrowly ovate, 3-14 X 1.2-5 cm, papery or somewhat leathery; lateral veins 6-12 pairs, usually wrinkled in dry state. Cymes paniculate, terminal or axillary, 3-26 X 3-13 cm, long pedunculate. Sepals ovate, 2-3 mm. Corolla white or yellowish green, pilose inside, tube 3-4.5 mm; lobes falcate, narrowly oblong, as long as or shorter than tube. Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube; disc cup-shaped, shallowly 5-lobed or entire, attached to ovaries. Follicles narrowly ellipsoid, dilated at base, 8-13 X 1.6-3 cm. Seeds tawny, beaked, ca. 2 cm x 6 mm, coma ca. 6 cm. Fl. Apr-Nov.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Anodendron affine world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77061-1
WFO ID wfo-0000215923
COL ID 67663
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Synonyms

Anodendron laeve Anodendron salicifolium Anodendron suishaense Anodendron fangchengense Anodendron loheri Epigynum laevigatum Holarrhena affinis Aganosma laevis Anodendron affine var. pingpienense Anodendron affine var. effusum Anodendron affine var. affine Anodendron affine