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Much-branched shrub to c. 4 m high. Lvs shortly petiolate; lamina 8-15 × 1-2.5 cm on flowering shoots, to c. 25 × 4 cm on vegetative suckering shoots, narrow-elliptic or linear-elliptic, coriaceous, puberulent beneath, especially in stomatal pits; lateral veins numerous, parallel and conspicuous below. Infl. puberulent, peduncles and pedicels reddish. Calyx 5-8 mm long, densely puberulent, reddish purple; lobes acuminate. Corolla 3.5-5 cm long, pink or rose, shining red in bud; tube ampliate; lobes 2.5-3 cm long, obovate, slightly asymmetric; corona deeply laciniate. Fls sometimes semi-double; single fls with densely pilose stamen awns c. 1 cm long. Frs uncommon, to c. 18 cm long.
Shrub to 6 m high. Leaves 3-whorled, rarely opposite; petiole 3–10 mm long; lamina narrowly elliptic, to 21 cm long, to 3.5 cm wide, cuneate, acute or shortly acuminate, discolorous. Inflorescence to 10 cm long. Flowers 2–2.5 cm long, 3–6 cm diam.; pedicels 2–3 mm long. Sepals triangular to ovate, 3–10 mm long. Corolla white, pink, red, yellow or salmon; tube 12–22 mm long; lobes obovate, 13–30 mm long, 8–25 mm wide; corona of 5 truncate appendages with up to 8 smaller lobes. Stamens inserted 5–9 mm from corolla top. Fruit 7.5–17.5 cm long, 1–1.3 cm diam.
cels 5-13 mm long, puberulent; bracteole 1, ovate, 4-5 mm long, variously placed; calyx-lobes ? ovate, somewhat keeled, ca. 5-7 mm long, pubescent, somewhat foliaceous and pinkish; corolla white or pink-orange to scarlet, "gla-brous externally, the tube proper 8-12 mm long, about 1.5 mm in diameter at the base, the throat conic-campanulate, 9-10 mm long, about 7 mm in di-ameter at the orifice, the lobes obliquely obovate to obovate-oblong, 20-25 mm long, spreading; follicles relatively stout, 8-15 cm long."
Erect, woody, poisonous shrub, up to 2 m tall, branching mainly from base, spineless. Leaves lanceolate, 50-150 x 15-25 mm, opposite to whorled, leathery, transversely feather-veined. Flowers in lax, terminal cymes. Corolla salver-shaped, 30-50 mm diam., tube cylindrical, abruptly widened around middle, lobes spreading, 15-20 mm long, pink, red or white, with laciniate, corolline corona attached to base of lobes.
Stem to 6 m tall. Leaves very narrowly elliptic, 5-21 X 1-3.5 cm, leathery, base cuneate or decurrent on petiole, apex acuminate or acute. Flowers showy, fragrant. Sepals narrowly triangular to narrowly ovate, 3-10 mm. Corolla purplish red, pink, white, salmon, or yellow, tube 1.2-2.2 cm; lobes 1.3-3 cm, single or double. Follicles cylindric, 12-23 cm. Seeds oblong, coma 0.9-1.2 cm. Fl. spring-autumn. 2n = 22.
Shrubs, or small trees, the younger stems puberulent. Leaves mostly ternate, oblong-lanceolate, acute-acuminate, attenuate basally, to 20 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, puberulent beneath when young, the midrib pronounced, the lateral veins obscure; petioles 3-10 mm long, glandular in the axils. Inflorescences thyrsiform, the primary peduncle ca. 6-9 cm long. Flowers double or triple in Panama; pedi-
Erect, woody, poisonous shrub up to 2 m, branching mainly from base, spineless. Leaves lanceolate, 50-150 x 15-25 mm, opposite to whorled, leathery. Flowers in lax, terminal cymes. Corolla salver-shaped, 30-50 mm diam., tube cylindrical, abruptly widened around middle, lobes spreading, 15-20 mm long, pink, red or white, with laciniate corolline corona attached to base of lobes.
A shrub or small tree.. Leaves opposite or ternate, thick and poisonous.. Attractive, fragrant flowers that are white, crimson or pink.
Trees or shrubs or climbers. Leaves opposite or in whorls. Flowers: corolla tube not yellow, < 3 cm long; anthers with long appendages
