Willughbeia ovatifolia Merr.

Species

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Characteristics

Woody climber. Branches glabrous; lenticellate. Leaves: petiole 1.3-1.6 cm long; blade broad elliptic, 5.5-10.9 by 3.1-6.2 cm, 1.5-2.1 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, base rounded; coriaceous, glaucous beneath, glabrous, punctate on midrib beneath, 13-18 pairs of secondary veins at 70-80°, reaching margin, tertiary largely obscure. Inflorescence axillary, axis longer than subtending petiole, to 5 cm long; c. 20 flowers per inflorescence; glabrous; pedicels 1-2.5 mm long. Sepals ovate, 1-1.1 mm long, lobes 0.6-0.9 by 0.6-0.8 mm, apex rounded, glabrous, ciliate. Corolla tube pink, lobes yellow; tube inflated, 2.5-3.8 mm long, outside and inside glabrous; lobes 3-3.7 mm long, ovate. Stamens inserted at c. 2.3 mm from corolla base which is 0.63 of tube length; filaments 0.8 mm long; anthers c. 0.7 by 0.3 mm. Ovary c. 0.9 mm long; style c. 1.1 mm long, not impressed on ovary; style head c. 0.1 mm long, indistinct, apex c. 0.2 mm. Fruit unknown.
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Distribution

Willughbeia ovatifolia world distribution map, present in Malaysia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82805-1
WFO ID wfo-0000334402
COL ID 5BZQD
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Synonyms

Urnularia ovatifolia Willughbeiopsis ovatifolia Willughbeia ovatifolia