Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna

Variety

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Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves vary is size and shape. They can be 22 cm long by 8 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 3 cm long. The flowers are in groups at the ends of branches. The flowers are funnel shaped and have 5 lobes. The fruit are oval and black and fleshy. They are 6 mm across. There are 2 seeds.
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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It is a subtropical plant. In Sikkim it grows between 500-1,800 m above sea level. It also grows in the western Ghats.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:921937-1
WFO ID wfo-0000840676
COL ID 4PPXH
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Synonyms

Psychotria ophioxyloides Chassalia ambigua Chassalia ophioxyloides Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides Psychotria ambigua