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Bousigonia mekongensis

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Pierre

Common Names

• Nai zi teng (Pinyin)
• Giay bu lieu (Vietnam)
• Cây giom (Vietnam)
• Day bin (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Yunnan - China
• Laos
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (China)
• Dec-May (Vietnam)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Dec (China)
• May (Vietnam)

Tall liana to 20m with glabrescent lenticellate stems. Coriaceous leaves 140mm x 50mm. Terminal & axillary cymes of 7mm white flowers, 7mm tubes, 2mm lobes, 5 sepals to 1.5mm long, 5 petals to 2mm long, corolla tube to 55mm long. 40mm x 50mm berry.

Further References

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