Leea curtisii King

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Leea

Characteristics

Erect shrub, 1-4 m. Leaves 2-pinnate, leaflets numerous. Petiole c. 22 cm; stipules a narrow elongated wing ¼-½ by 5-10 (or more?) cm, scar of similar length; rachis c. 60 cm. Leaflets elliptic, 7-15 by 3-6 cm, glabrous; margins shallowly lobed to dentate; apex acuminate; base cuneate; nerves 4-10 pairs; petiolules 4-10 mm. Inflorescences 18-25 mm long, finely sparsely pubescent, lax, multi-branched; bracts deltoid, small; peduncle 6-9 cm. Flowers 5-merous, yellowish white. Calyx 3-4 by 3-5 mm, pubescent; lobes 1 by 2 mm. Corolla tube + staminodial lobes 3½-4½ mm long. Staminodial tube 2½-4¼ mm; upper free part 1½-2¼ mm, lobes shallowly retuse, sinuses shallow; upper part 1-2 mm. Filaments 1½-2¼ mm, anthers 1½-2 mm. Ovary 6-celled, style 2 mm. Fruit unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Primary lowland forest.
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Primary lowland forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leea curtisii world distribution map, present in India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:68298-1
WFO ID wfo-0001145795
COL ID 3SWYV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leea curtisii Leea stipulosa