Peliosanthes kaoi Ohwi

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Peliosanthes

Characteristics

Stem short. Petiole 3--5 cm, slightly compressed; leaf blade not shining, oblong to ovate-oblong, 6--8 × 1.5--2 cm, thickly papery, with 5 main veins, apex abruptly acuminate. Scape 4--5 cm. Inflorescence a raceme, 3--5 cm; bracts lanceolate, 3--10 mm. Flowers solitary; pedicel 1.5--2 mm; bracteole 1. Perianth purple, ca. 3 mm; tube turbinate, proximally adnate to ovary; lobes deltoid-ovate, slightly shorter than tube, apex obtuse. Corona narrow. Style short. Seeds ovoid. Fl. Jul. 2 n = 34*, 36*.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Peliosanthes kaoi world distribution map, present in China and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:539744-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715224
COL ID 76B5K
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Synonyms

Peliosanthes kaoi Peliosanthes teta var. kaoi