Limnosipanea palustris Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Limnosipanea

Characteristics

Perennial? herbs, the stem slender, erect, branching only in the upper 1/3, pubescent, the nodes well spaced. Leaves ternate, the uppermost opposite, ses-sile, erect, except the basal leaves often deflexed, oblong, ca. 8 mm long, ca. 2 mm wide; stipules not seen. Flowers small, solitary or in few-flowered cymules, terminating a pair of dichotomously disposed, angular, ascending branches, pre-sumably a solitary flower in the angle of the dichotomy.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Limnosipanea palustris world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:755340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000227646
COL ID 72CNC
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Synonyms

Limnosipanea palustris Limnosipanea schomburgkii Limnosipanea schomburgkii var. robustior Sipanea palustris