Marsdenia brevifolia (Benth.) P.I.Forst.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia

Characteristics

Subshrub to 1 m high; latex white. Roots fibrous. Indumentum colourless. Leaves with petiole 1–4 mm long; lamina elliptic to ovate, to 4 cm long, to 2 cm wide, cuneate to rounded at base, acute to acuminate, with sparse to dense trichomes below, not triveined at base; venation obscure below; colleters 2. Inflorescences umbelliform. Flowers 2–2.5 mm long, 1.8–3.5 mm diam.; pedicels 1.5–2.2 mm long. Corolla urceolate, cream-green to yellow; tube 1.2–2 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm diam.; lobes ovate to triangular, 0.8–1.5 mm long, 0.8–1 mm wide, internally glabrous or with sparse trichomes. Corolline corona absent. Staminal corona absent. Anther appendages lanceolate-ovate to truncate. Style-head conical-elongate. Pollinia oblong, 0.17–0.22 mm long. Follicles fusiform, 3.4–4.5 cm long.
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Grows on serpentinite or in granite-derived soils in open eucalypt forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Marsdenia brevifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985210-1
WFO ID wfo-0001250774
COL ID 8S7GC
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Synonyms

Gymnema brevifolium Marsdenia brevifolia