Erycibe elliptilimba

Nomenclature

Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication: 

Erycibe elliptilimba Merr. & Chun, Sunyatsenia 2: 45. 1934.

Synonyms: 

Erycibe fecunda Kerr, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1941: 10. 1941. 

Erycibe noei Kerr, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1941: 11. 1941; Fl. Siam. 3(1): 97. 1951. 

Erycibe poilanei Gagnep., Not. Syst. 14: 28. 1950. 

Erycibe rabilii Kerr, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1941: 12. 1941; Fl. Siam. 3(1): 97. 1951. 

Misapplied name: Erycibe paniculata authors not Roxb.: e.g., Gagnep. & Courchet in Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 4: 305. 1915. 

Description

Habit: 
Shrubs, scandent, to 20 m tall. Branchlets rather densely hirsute, striate when mature, to 8 cm in diam.
Leaves: 
Petiole 2–2.5 cm; leaf blade broadly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 9–15 × 4.5–7.5 cm, thickly leathery, glabrous, base broadly cuneate, apex abruptly short acuminate; lateral veins 5–7 pairs, indistinct midvein slightly raised abaxially and ± sunken adaxially.
Inflorescences: 
Inflorescences 1–3 together, axillary, racemose or narrowly paniculate, 1.5–11 cm, many flowered, rust-colored pubescent with 2-armed hairs.
Flowers: 
Pedicel 2–4 mm. Sepals nearly circular, 3–4 mm, densely pubescent abaxially. Corolla white, ca. 1.3 cm; lobules obovate to nearly cuneate, 3.5–5 mm, margin slightly emarginate, Stamens ca. 3 mm; anthers lanceolate, base cordate, apex acute-acuminate. Ovary 1.3–1.6 mm, glabrous; stigma conical, 5-ridged.
Fruits: 
Fruit black, ellipsoidal, ca. 2 cm, smooth, with a paler apical scar.
Author: 
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
References: 

Fang R.C., G. Staples, et al. 1995. Convolvulaceae in P. Raven & C.Y. Wu (eds.) Flora of China 16: 271–325.  

Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History

Distribution Map: 
Distribution: 

China (Guangdong, Hainan, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam.

Ecology: 

China: Roadsides, dry
slopes, forests, seashores, on sandy soils, loam, and clay; 0–600 m. 

Thailand: Primary, evergreen,
seasonal hardwood forest, scrub jungle; altitude: 50–800  m. 

Phenology: 

Flw. Jul-Nov, frt. Oct-Apr.

Author: 
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
References: 

Fang R.C., G. Staples, et al. 1995. Convolvulaceae in P. Raven & C.Y. Wu (eds.) Flora of China 16: 271–325.  

Other information

Common names and uses: 
jiu lai long (Chinese). The stems and leaves are poisonous. Dang itok, changsan sampan, hôrâ, chang san sap man, nao duean ha (Thai).

Molecular Data

Author: 
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
References: 

Fang R.C., G. Staples, et al. 1995. Convolvulaceae in P. Raven & C.Y. Wu (eds.) Flora of China 16: 271–325.  

Authorship for webpage

Editor: 
George Staples, Esmond Er
Contributors: 
Classification: 
Erycibe elliptilimba
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