Lasianthus strigosus Wight

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Lasianthus

Characteristics

A shrub. The branches are flattish and dark brown. The leaves are long and sword shaped. There are some hairs on the veins underneath the leaf. The leaf is stiff and with saw-like teeth along the edge. The leaf stalk is short and 4 mm long. The fruit are 1.5 cm long by 1.1 cm wide. They occur singly or in clusters. The outer surface of the fruit is finely hairy. The cut fruit has an offensive smell. There are about 4 seeds inside. They are 5 mm long. The flesh is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in the lowland rainforest.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:755140-1
WFO ID wfo-0000223925
COL ID 3SCT3
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Synonyms

Lasianthus strigosus Nonatelia strigosa Lasianthus protractus Mephitidia strigosa Lasianthus strigosus var. protracta Mephitidia protracta