Macrosolen robinsonii Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Macrosolen

Characteristics

Glabrous. Leaves opposite; lamina narrowly ovate to ovate, 5-8(-12) by (l-)2-3.5 (-5) cm, cuneate at the base to a petiole 1—5(—10) mm long, acuminate and acute at the apex, glossy and sometimes red above, dull below; venation pinnate with the midrib and the main laterals distinct above and the midrib prominent and the main laterals visible below. Inflorescences at the nodes, an umbellate raceme of 1 or 2 opposite pairs of flowers; axis 1-5 mm long, usually subtended at the base by a few very small acute bracts; pedicels 1-2.5 mm long, bracts c. 1 mm long, the lateral ones partly connate. Corolla in mature bud 6-merous, 15-25(-30) mm long, somewhat inflated at the base, cylindric and weakly angular below a distinct neck, clavate and obtuse at the apex, pink or red; tube in the open flower 10-16 mm long with the lobes reflexed or twisted slightly higher. Anther 1.5-2 mm long, bluntly acute, about two fifths as long as the free part of the filament.
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Shrub 0.5-1 m tall. Branches grayish, rather lenticellate. Petiole 2-4 mm; leaf blade elliptic to lanceolate, (4-)7-9 × (1.5-)2-3 cm, leathery, midvein elevated on both sides, lateral veins adaxially conspicuous, base cuneate, apex acuminate or obtuse. Inflorescences usually paired, at node of branchlets or axillary, 2-or 3-flowered umbels; peduncle 1-2.5 mm; bract ovate, ca. 1 mm; bracteoles subovate, almost connate, ca. 1 mm. Pedicel 1-2 mm. Calyx ellipsoid, ca. 2 mm, limb annular, margin repand. Mature bud 1.1-1.5 cm. Corolla orange or yellow, tube inflated, lobes lanceolate, 5-7 mm, reflexed. Filaments ca. 3 mm; anthers 1-1.5 mm. Berry unknown. Fl. Apr-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Macrosolen robinsonii world distribution map, present in China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:550507-1
WFO ID wfo-0001075773
COL ID 72S52
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Synonyms

Elytranthe robinsonii Macrosolen robinsonii