Urceola rosea (Hook. & Arn.) D.J.Middleton

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Urceola

Characteristics

Branchlets glabrous or sparsely puberulent when young. Leaves papery; petiole 0.8-2.2 mm long; blade elliptic to obovate, 1.7-8.8 by 0.7-3.9 cm, 1.3-2.9 times as long as wide, apex acuminate to obtuse, base cuneate, 3-6 pairs of secondary veins, with domatia in lateral vein axils, usually hair filled. Inflorescence of axillary and terminal cymes forming panicles; puberulent, 5-17 cm long; pedicels 2-6 mm long. Sepals ovate, 1-2.1 by 0.5-1.2 mm, 0.9-2.4 times as long as wide, apex acute to obtuse, puberulent, with colleters only at edges of sepals at base inside. Corolla pink and/or red; lobes dextrorse; bud ovoid, acuminate or acute, open corolla campanulate; tube 1.4-2.4 mm long, 0.6-1.1 times as long as lobes; lobes elliptic, 1.5-2.9 by 0.8-1.7 mm, apex rounded to acute; glabrous to minutely puberulent inside, densely pubescent inside. Stamens inserted at 0.5-1.5 mm from corolla base which is 0.3-0.4 of corolla length; filament 0.2-0.5 mm long; anthers 1.5-1.9 by 0.3-0.5 mm, 3.8-6.3 times as long as wide. Disk annular to weakly 5-crenate; 0.3-0.6 mm long. Ovaries 0.4-0.9 mm long; style and style head 1-1.4 mm long. Fruit linear, parallel, densely lenticellate, 2.8-22 by 0.5-1.8 cm. Seeds: grain 10.6-14.3 by 2.4-3.8 mm; coma 2.9-5.5 cm long.
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Lianas to 20 m. Stem dark brown, lenticels absent; branches tawny gray, young ones brownish. Petiole 0.8-1.2 cm; leaf blade broadly elliptic, rarely subovate, 3-7 X 1-4 cm, apex acute, glabrous, ± lustrous adaxially, glaucous abaxially, lateral veins 4-6 pairs. Sepals ovate, ca. 3 mm, obtuse. Corolla pink, tube ca. 4 mm; lobes ± symmetrical, slightly longer than tube, acute. Disc ringlike, entire. Ovary pubescent. Follicles to 15 cm, terete, densely spotted. Seeds oblong, ca. 1 cm, coma ca. 3 cm. Fl. Apr-Dec, fr. Jun-Dec. 2n = 20*.
A woody vine.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The young stems and leaves are used for a sour flavouring.
Uses food medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves stems
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Distribution

Urceola rosea world distribution map, present in Botswana, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:977799-1
WFO ID wfo-0000330504
COL ID 7DQM3
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Synonyms

Parameria pedunculosa Urceola rosea Ecdysanthera pedunculosa Ecdysanthera rosea Antirhea esquirolii