Urceola huaitingii

(Urceola huaitingii)

galery

Description

Lianas to 15 m,minutely tomentose or densely pubescent.Petiole ca.5 mm;leaf blade ovate or elliptic,2.5-7.5 X 1.5-3.5 cm,papery;lateral veins ca.10 pairs.Cymes corymbose,axillary or terminal,4-6 cm;bracts leaflike,1-3 X 0.5-1 mm.Sepals narrowly oblong,ca.2 mm.Corolla yellow,tube ca.2 mm;lobes obliquely oblong,falcate,longer than or as long as tube,entire.Disc 5-partite.Ovary pilose;ovules ca.10 in each carpel.Follicles narrowly ovoid,6-7 X 1.5-2 cm,dilated at base.Seeds very narrowly oblong,1-1.5 cm x 2-3 mm,coma ca.3 cm.Fl.Apr-Jun,fr.Jun-Dec.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Genus:Urceola
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