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Basananthe longifolia (Harms) R.Fern. & A.Fern.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Passifloraceae > Basananthe

Characteristics

Leaf-lamina 2·5–15 × 0·5–1·5 cm., narrowly elliptic or lanceolate to linear, acute and mucronate at the apex, margin entire or with a few small teeth, ± attenuate at the base, green, membranous, with the midrib, nerves and veins conspicuous on both faces.
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Ovary ovoid, shortly stipitate; styles 3, filiform, shortly connate at the base, provided with capitellate stigmas; ovules usually 3.
Cymes 1–3-flowered; peduncle up to 3·5 cm. long, sometimes prolonged into a cirrhus or a tendril; bracteoles linear-subulate.
Perennial, glabrous herb with ascending or erect usually unbranched stems up to 60 cm. long arising from a woody rootstock.
Outer corona cylindric-tubular, with the tube c. 3 mm. high and numerous inflected threads.
Stamens 5, with the filaments inserted on the inner side of the inner corona.
Inner corona 1·5–2·5 mm. high, broadly infundibuliform.
Sepals 5, c. 7 mm. long, oblong.
Hypanthium very short.
False stipules absent.
Capsule not seen.
Stipules linear.
Petals 0.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674247-1
WFO ID wfo-0000561016
COL ID 68DBL
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Synonyms

Basananthe longifolia Tryphostemma longifolium
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