Leea unifoliata Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Vitales > Vitaceae > Leea

Characteristics

Small treelet, young parts rusty pubescent. Leaves 1-foliolate. Petiole 3-7 cm; stipules a narrow wing c. 5 mm broad along the entire length of the petiole, scar similarly long. Leaflets elliptic-oblong, 22-30 by 9-13 cm, sparsely pubescent, chartaceous to subcoriaceous; pearl glands sparse, sphaeroid-depressed; margin shallowly toothed; apex acuminate to cuspidate; base acute; nerves 10-14 pairs, rusty pubescent. Inflorescences c. 3 cm, condensed, few-flowered, rusty pubescent; bracts narrowly triangular up to 5 by 2 mm; peduncle short, c. 1 cm, with 3 short main branches, ultimate branches few, condensed. Flowers 4-merous, immature. Calyx c. 4 by 4 mm, lobes triangular, 1 by 1½-2 mm. Lobes of staminodial tube shallowly retuse, sinuses shallow. Fruit c. 20 mm ø; seeds usually 4, c. 7 by 5 mm, rumination outline simple, endosperm simply ruminate.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Lowland primary forest, particularly often along streamsides.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Leea unifoliata world distribution map, present in Philippines and Russian Federation

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001145764
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Synonyms

Leea unifoliata