Secamone gerrardii Harv. ex Benth. & Hook.F.

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial climber, 1-5 m long; bark corky-winged; leaf nodes knot-like. Leaves with lamina subcoriaceous, ± oblong-lanceolate, 25-45 x 7-13 mm, secondary veins many, base rounded to cuneate, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous on both surfaces; petioles 2-5 mm long. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, 3-7-flowered, lax cymes; peduncle 10-18 mm long. Flowers pedicelled, 6-14 mm long; corolla campanulate, tube 2-3 mm long, ring of downwardly pointing hairs below mouth, lobes oblong, 4-5 x 1.5-2.5 mm, green to cream-coloured, tinged maroon. Coralline corona of 5 small pockets. Staminal corona with fleshy lobes, 2-3 mm long. Flowering time Aug.-Feb. Follicles paired, widely divergent, narrowly fusiform, 60-80 x 8-11 mm, attenuate.
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Woody climber. Leaves 10-20 mm broad, oblong or oblong-lanceolate. Corolla lobes glabrous inside, 5 mm long. Style apex exserted much beyond anther tips, 2-lobed. Flowers greenish, cream, pink.
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Distribution

Secamone gerrardii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:101339-1
WFO ID wfo-0001251254
COL ID 4W86Z
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Synonyms

Secamone gerrardii