Nomenclature
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:
Erycibe hainanensis Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 21: 353. 1922.
Synonyms:
Erycibe bachmaense Gagnepain
Description
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent, 5–15 m tall; axial parts densely reddish or brownish tomentose, hairs simple or 2-armed.
Leaves:
Branches terete, ca. 5 mm in diam. Petiole 5–10 mm; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 6.5–18 × 3.5–8 cm, abaxial surface densely pubescent especially along midvein, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent or glabrous, base obtuse to rounded, apex abruptly acuminate to acuminate; lateral veins 5–9 pairs.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences axillary or terminal, paniculate, 4–12 cm, densely flowered.
Flowers:
Pedicel robust, 2–3 mm. Sepals circular-reniform, 3–4 mm, densely reddish tomentose abaxially, margin ciliate. Corolla white or greenish yellow, ca. 1.2 cm; lobules broadly obovate, 3.5–4 mm, margin fimbriate. Filaments ca. 2 mm, base dilated; anthers deltoid, ca. 1 mm, apex cuspidate; stigma capitate, 5-ridged.
Fruits:
Fruit yellow, ellipsoidal, 2–2.8 cm, apex with paler cap-like scar.
References:
Fang R.C., G. Staples, et al. 1995. Convolvulaceae in P. Raven & C.Y. Wu (eds.) Flora of China 16: 271–325.
Cytology
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, S Guangxi, Hainan), Vietnam.
Ecology:
Forests,
streamsides, steep hillsides, ravines, clay soil, sandy loam; 200–1100 m.
Phenology:
Flw. Apr-Aug, frt. Apr-Dec.
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:
mao ye ding gong teng (Chinese).
Authorship for webpage
Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Contributors:
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