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Marsdenia glabra

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Costantin

Common Names

• Guang ye lan ye teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan
• Yunnan - China
• Laos
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Sep-Oct (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec (China)

Twining glabrescent liana with slightly pubescent stems. Glabrous leaves 90mm x 45mm. Inflorescences 15mm long of 5mm greenish-white flower, tube to 5mm, calyx with 5 sepals pubescent outside, white corolla with lobes hairy inside, tube hairy. Glabrescent follicles to 70mm long x 10mm.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List
• F Indochine
• Kew