Wrightia sikkimensis Gamble

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Wrightia

Characteristics

Trees to 12 m tall. Branchlets dark brown, puberulent to glabrous. Petiole ca. 5 mm; leaf blade ovate to obovate, 6-17 X 3-6 cm, glaucescent, glabrous except along veins on abaxial surface, apex caudate-acuminate; lateral veins 9-15 pairs. Cymes puberulent; peduncle to 3 cm. Pedicel ca. 1 cm. Sepals ovate, ca. 2.5 mm. Corolla yellowish, rotate or subrotate, tube 2-2.5 mm; lobes oblong or narrowly obovate, 1.2-1.4 cm, papillate; corona scales 10, the 5 inserted at base of corolla lobes ca. 6 mm, entire at apex, the 5 at corolla throat ca. 2.5 mm, 2-cleft at apex. Anthers puberulent, exserted. Ovaries distinct. Follicles cylindric, distinct, to 35 cm X 4-7 mm, lenticellate. Seeds narrowly fusiform, 1.5-2 cm, coma to 4 cm. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jun-Dec.
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A tree. It grows 12 m tall. The branches are dark brown. The leaves are oval and 6-17 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are cylinder shaped follicles. They are 35 cm long by 4-7 mm wide. The seeds are narrow and 1.5-2 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal
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Distribution

Wrightia sikkimensis world distribution map, present in China and India

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82884-1
WFO ID wfo-0000334574
COL ID 5C3PV
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Synonyms

Wrightia schlechteri Wrightia sikkimensis Wrightia stellata Wrightia hainanensis var. chingii