Anodendron affine (Anodendron affine)
Description
Lianas to 10 m,glabrous except for corolla.Branches pale gray.Petiole 0.5-2 cm;leaf blade deep green adaxially,lighter abaxially,narrowly oblong to narrowly ovate,3-14 X 1.2-5 cm,papery or somewhat leathery;lateral veins 6-12 pairs,usually wrinkled in dry state.Cymes paniculate,terminal or axillary,3-26 X 3-13 cm,long pedunculate.Sepals ovate,2-3 mm.Corolla white or yellowish green,pilose inside,tube 3-4.5 mm;lobes falcate,narrowly oblong,as long as or shorter than tube.Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube;disc cup-shaped,shallowly 5-lobed or entire,attached to ovaries.Follicles narrowly ellipsoid,dilated at base,8-13 X 1.6-3 cm.Seeds tawny,beaked,ca.2 cm x 6 mm,coma ca.6 cm.Fl.Apr-Nov.Sparse woods,brushwoods;200-1000 m.Fujian,Guangdong,Guangxi,Guizhou,Hainan,Hubei,Hunan,Sichuan,Taiwan,Yunnan,Zhejiang [India,Japan,Vietnam].
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Gentianales
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