Secamone elliptica R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Secamone

Characteristics

Leaves herbaceous, glabrous or with sparse indumentum when young; petiole 3–8 mm long; lamina narrowly elliptic, elliptic, lanceolate or ovate, 20–60 mm long, 6–35 mm wide, acute or rounded at base, acuminate or acute; secondary veins 5–7 each side of midrib; colleters absent. Inflorescence of few to many fascicles. Flowers 2 mm long, 4–5 mm diam.; pedicels 2–4 mm long. Sepals ovate, 0.75–1.5 mm long. Corolla campanulate, cream to cream-green; lobes reflexed, 1.5–2 mm long, 1.25–1.5 mm wide, concave at base, obtuse. Staminal corona 1.25–1.5 mm long, 1.25–1.5 mm diam.; lobes erect to incurved, subulate-cylindrical, 0.25–0.75 mm long. Staminal column 1.5 mm long. Follicles terete-ovoid, 4–10 cm long.
More
Plants to 5 m, glabrous except for inflorescences. Branches pale gray. Petiole 2-5 mm; leaf blade elliptic, elliptic-oblong, or rarely ovate, 4-7 × 1.5-2.5 cm, papery, with translucent gland dots, base cuneate, apex caudate-acuminate; lateral veins inconspicuous. Cymes extra-axillary, to 6 cm, many flowered; peduncle flexuous, dichotomous, pubescent. Pedicel 2-4 mm, pubescent. Sepals ovate, pubescent. Corolla yellow or greenish yellow; lobes oblong, ca. 3 mm. Corona lobes falcate, shorter than stamens. Stigma head exserted from anthers. Follicles lanceolate in outline, 5-7 × ca. 1 cm, terete, glabrous. Seeds ovate-oblong, ca. 5 × 3 mm; coma ca. 3 cm. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Sep-Dec.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grows in vineforests and vine thickets.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Secamone elliptica unspecified picture

Distribution

Secamone elliptica world distribution map, present in Australia and China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101324-1
WFO ID wfo-0001102475
COL ID 4W86G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 672846
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Secamone elliptica

Lower taxons

Secamone elliptica subsp. elliptica Secamone elliptica subsp. siamica