Gonolobus inaequalis L.O.Williams

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Gonolobus

Characteristics

Herbaceous vines; stems glabrous to hirsute. Leaves ovate to elliptic, apically acuminate, basally cordate, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, 5-11 cm long and 2-5 cm wide; petioles sparsely hirsute, 3-6 cm long. Inflorescences contracted racemose, mostly 1-5-flowered; peduncles pilose, 1-3 cm long; pedicels glabrate, mostly 2-4 cm long. Flowers with the calyx divided nearly to the base, the lobes nearly linear to lanceolate, 3-6 mm long and 1.5-2.5 mm wide, glabrous inside and out; corolla rotate, green, 2.5-4 cm in diameter, the lobes lanceolate-ovate,
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noticeably unequal in length, 11-17 mm long and 4-6 mm wide, glabrous through-out, the faucal annulus an inconspicuous, frequently interrupted ridge, sometimes manifest only as 5 small mounds opposite the sinuses of the corolla, glabrous; anther appendages with a central suborbicular lobe which is ca. 1.5 mm long and 1 mm wide; the corona thick-carnose, 5-lobed, the lobes broadly rounded, the margins somewhat undulate; gynostegium pentagonal; stigma head depressed. Follicles unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Distribution

Gonolobus inaequalis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Honduras, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112384-2
WFO ID wfo-0000706897
COL ID 3GYMX
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Synonyms

Gonolobus inaequalis