Anodendron howii (Anodendron howii)
Description
Lianas to 30 m.Young branchlets terete,rust colored pubescent,glabrescent when older,minutely lenticellate.Petiole 0.8-1.3 cm,pubescent when young;leaf blade elliptic to oblong,10-15 X 4-6 cm,papery,base rounded or broadly cuneate,decurrent on petiole,apex acute,densely pubescent along veins abaxially;lateral veins 14-16 pairs.Cymes paniculate,axillary,14-20-flowered,ca.3.5 4 cm;peduncles paired or solitary,2-2.5 cm,puberulent.Sepals ovate,ca.1 mm.Corolla greenish white,tube ca.1.5 mm;lobes falcate,oblong,ca.5.5 mm,pilose inside,glabrous outside.Disc ringlike,apex obscurely 5-lobed.Follicles linear or nearly so,11-12 X ca.1 cm,shortly crisp pilose.Seeds ovate,ca.2 cm,coma ca.5 cm.Fl.May-Jun,fr.Jun-Aug.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Anodendron
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