Parsonsia longiloba D.J.Middleton

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Parsonsia

Characteristics

Branchlets glabrous. Leaves opposite; petiole 1.4-2.1 cm long; blade subcoriaceous, elliptic, 5.2-9.4 by 1.6-3 cm, 2.8-3.4 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, base obtuse, glabrous, 7 or 8 pairs of secondary veins, tertiary venation reticulate. Inflorescence of axillary cymes, c. 10 cm long; covered with appressed brown hairs; peduncle c. 5.3 cm long; pedicels 4-4.5 mm long. Sepals ovate, 1.2-1.7 by 0.7-1.2 mm, 1.4-1.7 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, puberulent. Corolla cream coloured, buds cylindrical, lobes slightly overlapping, open corolla subcampanulate; tube 1.3-2.2 mm long, 1.1-1.3 times as long as sepals, 0.3-0.6 times as long as lobes; lobes linear, c. 4 by 1.3 mm; sparsely puberulent outside, sparsely puberulent at base of lobes and in throat, pointing downwards, inside. Stamens inserted at c. 1.6 mm from corolla base which is c. 0.6 of tube length; filaments straight, c. 2 mm long; anthers narrowly triangular, tails curved inwards, c. 2.9 by 0.6 mm, c. 4.8 times as long as wide. Disk of 5 separate lobes, triangular, c. 1 mm long. Ovary c. 0.7 mm long; style c. 2.6 mm long; style head c. 0.9 mm long. Fruit unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Distribution

Parsonsia longiloba world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:995740-1
WFO ID wfo-0000264819
COL ID 6TT37
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Synonyms

Parsonsia longiloba