Microtropis triflora Merr. & Freeman

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs, 2.5-5 m tall. Petiole slender, 6-12 mm; leaf blade lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, broadly oblanceolate, or elliptic, 5.5-10 × 1-2.5(-4) cm, nearly leathery, base cuneate or decurrent, apex acute to narrowly acuminate; secondary veins 6-8 pairs, slightly curved. Cymes axillary, terminal or on branch axis, 3-flowered; peduncle 5-10 mm; terminal flowers sessile; lateral pedicels slender, 2.5-6 mm. Flowers 5-merous; sepals broadly semiorbicular, ca. 1.5 mm wide, margin ciliate; petals ovate-elliptic, ca. 3 mm, spreading in flower. Disk calathiform to annular, slightly fleshy, rim curved. Stamens ca. 2 mm. Ovary ampullaceous; stigma present. Capsule ovate-elliptic, ca. 1.5 cm. Seed ovate-elliptic, reddish brown. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. ca. Aug-Oct.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Microtropis triflora world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162230-1
WFO ID wfo-0001275845
COL ID 4397V
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Synonyms

Microtropis triflora Microtropis triflora var. sichuanensis Microtropis fokienensis var. longipedunculata Microtropis triflora var. triflora