Symphorema Roxb.

Genus

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae

Characteristics

Shrubs, usually climbing. Hairs stellate. Leaves opposite, simple, margin entire or serrate. Inflorescences pedunculate, capitate cymes, subtended by a whorl of 6 prominent involucral bracts. Calyx 5-or 6-dentate. Corolla white, small, tube cylindric, lobes 6-16(-18). Stamens 6-16(-18). Ovary 2-or imperfectly 4-locular; ovules 2 per locule, pendulous, only 1 fertile. Capsules indehiscent, included within an enlarged calyx. Cotyledons fleshy, usually with abundant oil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Symphorema world distribution map, present in Andorra, China, Indonesia, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41442-1
WFO ID wfo-4000037192
COL ID 8W3WY
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Synonyms

Symphorema

Lower taxons

Symphorema involucratum Symphorema polyandrum Symphorema luzonicum