Species Descriptions

Erycibe sinii

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
General comments:

Hoogland
(1953: 358) did not examine any type material for this species and suggested,
based on the description, that it might be conspecific with Erycibe schmidtii Craib.

Common names and uses:
yao shan ding gong teng (Chinese).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (Guangxi).

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Pedicel ca. 2 mm. Sepals circular, 2–3 mm, densely appressed red-brown sericeous. Corolla ca. 7.5 mm, midpetaline bands red-brown sericeous outside; lobules oblong-ovate, ca. 3 mm, margin crenulate. Filaments very short, dilated basally; anthers ovate-oblong, apex abruptly acuminate. Ovary globose, glabrous; stigma capitate, 5-ridged.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent. Branchlets distinctly striate, appressed pilose, glabrescent.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences terminal or axillary, racemose or paniculate, 8–10 cm, densely appressed brownish pubescent.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe sinii F. C. How, Sunyatsenia 6: 226. 1946.

Leaves:
Petiole 1–1.2 cm; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 6–9 × 2.5–4.3 cm, papery, abaxial surface sparsely strigillose and finely spotted, adaxial surface glabrous, base cuneate, apex abruptly acute; lateral veins 5–7 pairs, veinlets indistinct.
Phenology:

Fruit unknown. Fl. Jun.

References:

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

References:

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

Thu, 2011-09-15 04:09 -- Esmond
Erycibe obtusifolia

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Common names and uses:
Common names and uses: ding gong teng (Chinese). The stem is used medicinally.
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (C & SE Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong), Vietnam.

Ecology:

Dense
forests, thickets, streamsides, steep slopes, hilltops, sandy soil, silt, rocky
areas; 100–1200 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Pedicel 4–6 mm. Sepals circular, ca. 3 mm in diam., ± dull yellow pubescent abaxially with 2-armed hairs, glabrate. Corolla white, 8–10 mm; lobules broadly elliptic, undulate. Stamens unequal, apex acuminate; filaments ca. as long as anthers. Ovary ellipsoidal (drum-shaped), glabrous; stigma conical, spirally ridged.
Fruits:
Fruit red to yellow, ovoid-ellipsoidal, 1.4–2 cm.
Habit:
Lianas, woody, 4–20 m, glabrous except for inflorescences. Stem to 5 cm in diam.; branchlets distinctly striate-angular.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences terminal or axillary, 4–15 cm.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe obtusifolia Benth., Fl. Hongk. 236. 1861.

Leaves:
Petiole 8–12 mm; leaf blade elliptic or obovate, 6.9–9 × 2.5–4 cm, leathery, base cuneate, apex obtuse, acute, or short acuminate; lateral veins 4–6 pairs, slightly raised abaxially.
References:

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

References:

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

References:

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

Synonyms:

Erycibe versatilihirta C. Y. Ma.

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Erycibe schmidtii

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
General comments:

This species has also been confused with, and misidentified as, Erycibe glaucescens Wall. ex Choisy [syn. E. laevigata Wall. ex Choisy], which is not known to occur in China.

Erycibe schmidtii remains enigmatic, despite having been described in several recent floristic accounts. The type material in K is too scrappy to form a reasonable species concept. The few leaves and disarticulated inflorescences could not now be matched with most of the protologue, viz. terminal position of a 3 cm long racemose inflorescence. One Thai collection (Smitinand s.n. 28 Mar 1986, in BKF!) is here tentatively referred to E. schmidtii, it agrees in most respects with the protologue and the fragmentary type at Kew.

Common names and uses:
guang ye ding gong teng (Chinese). The stem is used medicinally.
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (S Yunnan), NE India, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar

Ecology:

Dense
forests; 300–1200 m. In
evergreen forest; altitude: c. 200 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Pedicel 2–5 mm. Outer 2 sepals nearly circular, 3–4 mm, almost glabrous; inner sepals ± elliptic, ca. 5 mm, ± densely rust colored velutinous abaxially, ciliolate. Corolla white, ca. 8 mm, midpetaline bands abaxially densely sericeous; lobules obcordate, margin erose. Filaments 1.5–2 mm, dilated basally; anthers conical, 2–2.5 mm, apex long acuminate. Ovary terete, ca. 2 mm; stigma peltate.
Fruits:
Fruit dark, nearly globose, ca. 2 cm in diam., glabrous.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent. Branchlets terete, ± angular, lenticellate, appressed puberulous, glabrate.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences terminal or axillary, racemose or paniculate, 2–7 cm, ± densely rust-colored puberulous with 2-armed hairs.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe schmidtii Craib, Bot. Tidsskr. 32: 352. 1916. TYPE. Thailand. Trat: Koh Chang, Klong Son, Schmidt 686b (isotype K).

Leaves:
Petiole 1–3.5 cm, puberulous to glabrescent; leaf blade ovate-elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 7–12 × 2.5–6 cm, leathery, glabrous, base broadly cuneate to obtuse, apex ± acuminate; lateral veins (7 or)8(–10) pairs, indistinct.
Phenology:

Flowering and fruiting: March.

References:

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

Staples, G. 2010. Convolvulaceae. Fl. Thailand 10(3): 330–468.

References:

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

Synonyms:

Erycibe semipilosa Gagnepain, Not. Syst. 14: 28. 1950.

Misapplied name: Erycibe laevigata authors not Choisy: e.g., Gagnep. & Courch., Fl. Gén. Ind.-Ch. 4: 306. 1915.

Thu, 2011-09-15 03:12 -- Esmond
Erycibe elliptilimba

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
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).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
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.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
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.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent, to 20 m tall. Branchlets rather densely hirsute, striate when mature, to 8 cm in diam.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences 1–3 together, axillary, racemose or narrowly paniculate, 1.5–11 cm, many flowered, rust-colored pubescent with 2-armed hairs.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

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

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.
Phenology:

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

References:

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

References:

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

References:

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

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.

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Erycibe oligantha

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Common names and uses:
Common names and uses: shu hua ding gong teng (Chinese).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (Hainan).

Ecology:

Dense
forests, shaded slopes of ravines; 400–500 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Pedicel ca. 3 mm. Sepals circular, concave, 2–3 mm in diam., appressed pubescent abaxially, ciliate. Corolla white to pale yellow, ca. 7 mm; lobules oblong-ovate, nearly entire, midpetaline bands appressed rust-colored pubescent. Anthers ovoid or oblong-ovoid, ca. 1.5 mm, apex acuminate. Ovary glabrous; stigma capitate, 5-sulcate.
Fruits:
Fruit ellipsoid, ca. 2.2 cm, glabrous, apex mucronulate.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent; axial parts nearly glabrous. Branchlets striate, gray.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences axillary, racemose, 1.5–2 cm, red-brown sericeous, few flowered; bracteoles ca. 1 mm.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe oligantha Merr. & Chun, Sunyatsenia 5: 175. 1940.

Leaves:
Petiole 6–10 mm; leaf blade elliptic or narrowly ovate, 8–16 × 4–8 cm, thinly leathery, abaxial surface glabrous, base broadly cuneate, apex rounded or abruptly acuminate; lateral veins 8 or 9 pairs.
Phenology:

Flw. Apr-Jul, frt. Apr-Feb.

References:

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

References:

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

Thu, 2011-09-15 03:05 -- Esmond
Erycibe myriantha

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Common names and uses:
Common names and uses: duo hua ding gong teng (Chinese).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (Guangdong, Hainan).

Ecology:

Forests,
thickets, stream banks, dry and sandy soils; 400–600 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Sepals obovate or circular, ca. 3 mm, densely yellow-orange velutinous abaxially. Corolla white, ca. 8 mm; lobules oblong-obovate, margin ± entire or undulate, midpetaline bands rust-colored woolly. Stamens ca. 2.5 mm; filaments dilated basally; anthers ovoid, apex acuminate. Ovary ellipsoidal; stigma conical, with ridges,
Fruits:
Fruit brown, ellipsoidal, 1.3–1.5 × 1–1.2 cm.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent, 4–7 m tall; axial parts ± densely rust-colored pubescent. Branches terete, subglabrous; branchlets indistinctly angulate, ca. 2 mm in diam.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences terminal, paniculate, loose, 5–24 cm, many flowered.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe myriantha Merr., Lingnan Sci. J. 13: 70. 1934.

Leaves:
Petiole 3–9 mm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 5–9 × 2–4 cm, papery, glabrous, base cuneate, apex acuminate; lateral veins 3 or 4 pairs, prominent abaxially.
Phenology:

Flw. Jul-Dec, frt. Mar-Apr.

References:

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

References:

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

Thu, 2011-09-15 03:00 -- Esmond
Erycibe subspicata

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Common names and uses:
zhui xu ding gong teng (Chinese). Nao duean ha (Thai).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (S Guangxi, S & SE Yunnan), Cambodia, NE India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Ecology:

China: Dense forests,
thickets, steep rock faces in ravines; 300–1300 m

Thailand: Margins
and clearings in evergreen forest, along stream beds; altitude: 420–1300 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Pedicel ca. 4 mm. Sepals broadly elliptic to nearly circular, nearly equal, 3–3.5 mm, densely rust-colored pubescent abaxially. Corolla white, red, or purple; lobules semicircular, ca. 9 mm, margin erose-dentate. Filaments flat, ca. 1 mm; anthers conical.
Fruits:
Fruit black, ellipsoid-oblong, 2–2.3 × 1 cm, ± apiculate.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent, 3–6(–10) m tall; axial parts rust-colored pubescent with 2-armed hairs, later glabrescent. Branchlets terete.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences mostly terminal, elongate, narrowly paniculate, 7–20 cm, densely rust-colored pubescent.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe subspicata Wall. ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 392. 1838.

Leaves:
Petiole 6–10 mm, rust-colored pubescent; leaf blade oblong, lanceolate-oblong, or elliptic, 7–18 × 2.5–5.5 cm, abaxial surface sparsely pubescent with 2-armed hairs, or nearly glabrous, adaxial surface glabrous and glossy, base cuneate or nearly rounded, apex cuspidate, rarely acuminate; lateral veins 6 or 7 pairs.
Phenology:

Flw. Oct-Nov.

References:

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

References:

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

Thu, 2011-09-15 02:56 -- Esmond
Erycibe expansa

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Common names and uses:
Common names and uses: xiu mao ding gong teng (Chinese).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (Yunnan), India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand.

Ecology:

Open
thickets; 1000–1200 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
Flowers:
Flowers fragrant. Sepals ovate, 2.5–3 mm, densely stellate hirsute abaxially, glabrate in fruit. Corolla white, 7.5–9.5 mm, midpetaline bands densely appressed pubescent abaxially; lobules elliptic-oblong, rather thick, margin entire. Stamens 2.2–2.5 mm; anthers acuminate. Ovary ca. 0.8 × 1 mm, glabrous; stigma conical, 5-ridged.
Fruits:
Fruit ellipsoid, ca. 12 × 6 mm, glabrous.
Habit:
Climbers, to 5 m tall. Stems striate, rust-colored stellate pubescent, glabrate.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences terminal, paniculate, 4–16(–30) cm. Pedicel 1–2 mm.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe expansa Wall. ex G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 392. 1838.

Leaves:
Petiole 3–7 mm; leaf blade elliptic-obovate, 2.5–9 × 1.5–5 cm, abaxial surface ± reddish hirsute, adaxial surface glabrous, glossy, base obtuse to cuneate, apex short acuminate or cuspidate; lateral veins 3 or 4(or 5) pairs, slightly prominent abaxially.
Phenology:

Frt. Nov.

References:

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

References:

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

Synonyms:

Erycibe paniculata Roxb. var. expansa (G. Don) Choisy

E. ferruginosa Griffith

E. ferruginea C.Y. Wu

Thu, 2011-09-15 02:52 -- Esmond
Erycibe hainanensis

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Common names and uses:
mao ye ding gong teng (Chinese).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Distribution:

China (Guangdong, S Guangxi, Hainan), Vietnam.

Ecology:

Forests,
streamsides, steep hillsides, ravines, clay soil, sandy loam; 200–1100 m.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
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.
Habit:
Shrubs, scandent, 5–15 m tall; axial parts densely reddish or brownish tomentose, hairs simple or 2-armed.
Inflorescences:
Inflorescences axillary or terminal, paniculate, 4–12 cm, densely flowered.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

Erycibe hainanensis Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 21: 353. 1922.

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.
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.

References:

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

References:

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

Synonyms:

Erycibe bachmaense Gagnepain

Thu, 2011-09-15 02:47 -- Esmond
Neuropeltis racemosa

Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Contributors:
Distribution Map:
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
Common names and uses:
Karo, non lap, phaya non lap, man ruesi, mat plai rong, ma thalai rong, yan khi kai (Thai).
Author:
Fang R.C. & G. Staples
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.

Editor:
George Staples, Esmond Er
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.
Habit:
Climbers large, woody. Young stems mostly brown tomentose; mature stems glabrescent.
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.
Accepted name/Authority/Place of publication:

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

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.
Phenology:

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

References:

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

References:

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

References:

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

Synonyms:

Erycibe ? integripetala Merrill & Chun

Sinomerrillia bracteata H.H. Hu.

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

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