Neuropeltis racemosa

Nomenclature

Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication: 

Neuropeltis racemosa Wall. in Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 44. 1824.

Synonyms: 

Erycibe ? integripetala Merrill & Chun

Sinomerrillia bracteata H.H. Hu.

Neuropeltis integripetala (Merrill & Chun) C. Y. Wu

Description

Habit: 
Climbers large, woody. Young stems mostly brown tomentose; mature stems glabrescent.
Leaves: 
Petiole 1–1.5 cm; leaf blade elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 6–12 × 2–6.5 cm, leathery, base broadly cuneate to attenuate into petiole, apex acute or short acuminate; lateral veins 7–10 pairs, nearly glabrous.
Inflorescences: 
Inflorescences 1–6 per axil, racemose; axes brown tomentose; bracts ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2–3 mm, mucronulate, 1 broadly elliptic to circular in fruit, enlarging to 3–4.5 cm, glabrous except along veins.
Flowers: 
Sepals unequal, densely pubescent abaxially; outer 2 sepals circular or slightly wider than long, 2–2.5 mm; inner 3 sepals wider than long, 1.75–2 mm. Corolla white, broadly campanulate, ca. 5 mm, deeply 5-lobed; lobes incurved, longer than tube, pilose outside, apex obtuse. Filaments ca. 3 mm. Ovary ovoid, pubescent; stigma ca. 1 mm wide.
Fruits: 
Capsule nearly globose, 5–6 mm in diam.
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.  

Cytology

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 (Hainan, S Yunnan), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Kalimantan), Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand.

Ecology: 

China: Forests,
thickets; 400–1100 m. 

Thailand: Edge of evergreen
forest or seasonal rain forest, along streams; altitude: 10–900 m. 

Phenology: 

Flowering Feb, May-Dec, fruiting to Apr-May. 

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: 
Karo, non lap, phaya non lap, man ruesi, mat plai rong, ma thalai rong, yan khi kai (Thai).

Authorship for webpage

Editor: 
George Staples, Esmond Er
Contributors: 
Classification: 
Neuropeltis racemosa
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