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Lacmellea H.Karst.

Genus

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae

Characteristics

ages, the tube slightly gibbous or straight, the limb 5-lobed, sinistrorsely con-volute; stamens 5, included, the anthers free and not agglutinated with the stigma, without an enlarged connective; gynoecium 2-carpellate, syncarpous, the ovary superior, ovules several per locule, the nectary annular and ? adnate to the ovary, the style 1, not reaching the level of the anthers at anthesis, the stigma cylindrical, ? papillose. Fruit syncarpous, a small berry; seeds 1-4, ovoid, naked.
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Trees or shrubs, lacticiferous, the stems with or without spines. Leaves oppo-site, non-glandular, pinnately-nerved; shortly petiolate, ? glandular in the axils. Inflorescences corymbose or cymose, axillary, opposite or alternate, mostly few-flowered, the peduncle short. Flowers small to medium-sized; calyx 5-lobed, the lobes ? equal, mostly without squamellae; corolla salverform, without append-
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Images

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Distribution

Lacmellea world distribution map, present in Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30059164-2
WFO ID wfo-4000020386
COL ID 59W2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 730838
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Synonyms

Lacmellea Zschokkea

Lower taxons

Lacmellea arborescens Lacmellea costanensis Lacmellea densifoliata Lacmellea microcarpa Lacmellea oblongata Lacmellea pygmaea Lacmellea speciosa Lacmellea standleyi Lacmellea edulis Lacmellea floribunda Lacmellea foxii Lacmellea klugii Lacmellea pauciflora Lacmellea peruviana Lacmellea ramosissima Lacmellea utilis Lacmellea gracilis Lacmellea guyanensis Lacmellea zamorae Lacmellea abbreviata Lacmellea macrantha Lacmellea bahiensis Lacmellea panamensis Lacmellea aculeata
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