Urceola tournieri (Pierre) D.J.Middleton

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Urceola

Characteristics

Lianas stout, to 20 m, glabrous except for branches and inflorescences. Bark brown, prominently lenticellate; branches puberulent. Petiole 6-8 mm; leaf blade oblong, narrowly so, 11-18 X 2.5-6 cm, apex cuspidate; lateral veins 7-9 pairs. Cymes corymbose, axillary, 8-16 cm, puberulent. Pedicel 2-2.5 mm, puberulent. Sepals ovate, 0.5-0.7 mm. Corolla white, 1.6-2.2 mm, tube 1-1.5 mm; lobes 0.5-0.7 mm, asymmetric. Ovary villous. Follicles narrowly ovoid, to 10 X 2 cm, stout, nearly woody, with many lenticels. Seeds oblong, ca. 1.5 cm X 3 mm, coma yellowish, ca. 3 cm. Fl. summer-autumn.
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Life form perennial
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It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are cooked and used as a flavouring.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Urceola tournieri world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:977798-1
WFO ID wfo-0000330506
COL ID 7DQLP
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Synonyms

Parabarium burmanicum Parabarium tournieri Urceola tournieri Ecdysanthera tournieri Parabarium tournieri var. guignardii Parabarium hookeri