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Bousigonia angustifolia

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Pierre ex Spire

Common Names

• Men nai guo (Pinyin)
• Khua mek yang (Laos)
• Khua mak khao bam (Laos)
• Thi meu line trone (Laos)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Yunnan - China
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• forest margins
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Apr (Vietnam)

Fruiting Times

• March

Glabrous liane to 20m with lenticellate stems puberulent when young. Coriaceous leaves 120mm x 30mm. Axillary cymes to 55mm of 7mm white flowers, 5 sepals to 9mm long, 5 petals 2mm long, tube to 7mm, 3.3mm lobes. Green ovoid berry to 30mm x 30mm.

Further References

• FOC.
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F Indochine
• Kew