Myriopteron extensum (Wight) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Myriopteron

Characteristics

Lianas to 10 m. Branchlets pale gray, lenticellate, glabrous. Petiole 1.5-4 cm; leaf blade ovate-elliptic to broadly ovate, 8-18(-30) × 4-11(-22) cm, membranous, glabrous to sparsely pilose, base broadly cuneate to rounded, apex acute to subcaudate-acuminate; lateral veins 7-9 pairs. Inflorescences conical, lax, many flowered, 12-26 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Pedicel threadlike, 5-10 mm. Sepals ca. 1 × 0.7 mm, ovate, obtuse, delicate, glabrous or ciliate, reflexed at anthesis. Corolla ca. 3 mm in diam., glabrous; lobes lanceolate or ovate-oblong. Corona lobes 3-4 mm, glabrous. Follicles 7-7.5 × 3-3.5 cm, with ca. 20 wings. Seeds 8-10 × 3-4 mm; coma 2.5-3 cm. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Aug-Dec.
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A vigorous twining climber. It grows 10 m long. The branches are pale grey. The sap is white. The leaves are oval and 9-18 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. The flowers are white.
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A tropical plant. It grows in thickets and open woods between 600-1,600 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
Edible stems
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Distribution

Myriopteron extensum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99829-1
WFO ID wfo-0001104823
COL ID 4595L
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Synonyms

Myriopteron horsfieldii Streptocaulon extensum Streptocaulon horsfieldii Myriopteron extensum Myriopteron paniculatum Streptocaulon extensum var. paniculatum