Chione Dc.

Chione (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae

Characteristics

cup with 5 lobes, or the margin simply undulate; corolla reduced, funnel shaped, lacking hairs within, the lobes 5, imbricate, 2 of these exterior; stamens 5, the anthers large, exserted, dorsifixed, the filaments stout, inserted above the base of the tube; ovarian disc swollen, the style stout, the stigmas oblong, exserted, the ovary 2-celled, the ovules solitary, pendulous. Fruits drupaceous, 2-celled; seeds elongate, the testa membranous.
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Trees or shrubs. Leaves often coriaceous, petiolate; stipules often briefly connate, small, caducous. Inflorescences terminal, cymose or corymbose, pe-dunculate; pedicels bracteolate. Flowers with hypanthium turbinate, the calycine
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Chione world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329733-2
WFO ID wfo-4000007912
COL ID 8VW77
BDTFX ID 98768
INPN ID 628181
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Synonyms

Chione Sacconia

Lower taxons

Chione venosa