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Markea huilensis

Botanic Family
Solanaceae
Author
A. Orejuela and J.M. VĂ©lez

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Hemi-epiphytic vine, adhering by adventitious roots, with hairy stems. Hirsute leaves to 167mm x 117mm. Axillary cymes to 530mm long of 2-7 pendulous flowers with bracts to 56mm x 15mm, flowers with dark green with purple margin 5-lobed calyx to 33mm x 15mm, with tube 7mm long & lobes to 52mm x 15mm, yellowish-green 5-lobed corolla to 100mm x 48mm, tube to 67mm long, lobes to 33mm x 17mm. Dark green coriaceous berry to 42mm x 25mm with persistent calyx to 50mm x 23mm.

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