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Sporoxeia sciadophila

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

W.W. Smith

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Yunnan - China
• Myanmar
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Sep (China)

Fruiting Times

Erect or climbing shrub or herb with furrowed branchlets. Leaves to 150mm x 90mm glabrous above nerves & margins pilose beneath, axillary cymes, pink or red flowers, calyx to 5mm long with 4-5 lobes to 2m long, petals 4mm long. Red 4-lobed capsule.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• Elaeagnaceae