Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Himatanthus

Characteristics

Trees, to 10 m, ? glabrous. Leaves obovate, acute, obtuse to attenuate basally, to 25 cm long and 9 cm wide, glabrous, firmly membranaceous, lustrous above and dull beneath; petioles ca. 1.5-3 cm long. Inflorescences thyrsiform, regularly branched, terminal. Flowers with the pedicels 3-6 mm long; bracts broadly ovate, abruptly subcaudate-acuminate, 12-18 mm long; calyx-lobes 1-3, unequal, 0.5-2 mm long on the same flower; corolla-tube ca. 18-20 mm long, pubescent with-in, the lobes obovate-oblong, 22-25 mm long; stamens included, attached near the base of the corolla tube, the anthers ca. 2 mm long. Follicles stout, compressed laterally, ca. 20 cm long; seeds ca. 7 cm long.
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A slender tree. It grows 22 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 16.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Himatanthus articulatus leaf picture by Dienefe Rafaela Giacoppini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Himatanthus articulatus world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Himatanthus articulatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:122688-2
WFO ID wfo-0000982445
COL ID 3LY5K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732594
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Synonyms

Plumeria floribunda Plumeria microcalyx Plumeria sucuuba Himatanthus articulatus Himatanthus rigida Himatanthus rigidus Plumeria articulata