Strophanthus puberulus Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Strophanthus

Characteristics

Climber or trailing shrub. Branchlets densely lenticellate. Leaves: petiole 3-9 mm long; blade papery, elliptic, 4-11 by 2-5 cm, 2-2.5 times as long as wide, apex obtuse to acuminate, base cuneate, 6-9 pairs of veins anastomosing before margin. Inflorescence 5.5-10 cm long; 6-20-flowered; peduncles absent or up to 60 cm long; pedicels 4-6 mm long; bracts linear, 2.5-8 by 1-1.5 mm. Sepals puberulent, 4-8 mm long. Corolla pink and white; tube 11-15 mm long, widening about half way, puberulous outside and inside; lobes including tails 30-58 mm long, drawn out into narrow tails, puberulous; corona lobes narrow triangular, 4-4.2 mm long. Stamens inserted at 8 mm from corolla base; anthers narrowly triangular, 8.5-11.5 mm long of which acumen 5.5-7.5 mm. Ovaries 1.2-1.7 mm high, minutely pubescent; style and style head 7-10 mm long. Fruit unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81939-1
WFO ID wfo-0000317327
COL ID 535G2
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Synonyms

Strophanthus puberulus