Microloma poicilanthum H.Huber

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Microloma

Characteristics

Climber up to 1 m tall, or shrub up to 150 mm tall, stems 1-1.5 mm diam., finely pubescent. Leaves oblong to narrowly elliptic, 4-17 x 1.5-4 mm, finely pubescent, grey-green. Flowers 1-8 per extra-axillary cluster, peduncle 1-2 mm long, pedicels 2-3 mm long. Corolla campanulate, glabrous, except for 5 patches of yellow hairs in tube, tube ± 2.5 mm broad, pure white (fading to yellow and brown), lobes up to 2 mm long, folded inwards lengthwise, erect to slightly spreading, pea-green.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Microloma poicilanthum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99775-1
WFO ID wfo-0001103479
COL ID 42YF3
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Synonyms

Microloma poicilanthum