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Description

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Climbing or scandent shrubs. Stems sprawling, young branches inconspicuously ribbed, puberulous. Leaves 10–15 by 5–7 cm, elliptic or obovate, margin entire, apex acute, base cuneate, subcoriaceous; both surfaces puberulous with cylindrical hairs, lateral veins 5–7-paired; petioles up to 1 cm long. Capitulescences terminal and axillary, paniculate. Capitula campanulate, 10–15 mm long, pedunculate. Receptacle flat, 2–3 mm in diam., hairy. Involucres campanulate, in 4–5 series, 7–8 mm long, 4–5 mm in diam. Phyllaries imbricate, dark green or purple apically, margin piliferous, outer surface puberulous without glands; the outer and the middle ones ovate, acute or apiculate; the inner ones ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apex acute or obtuse. Florets 11–13; corollas funnelform, purple, glabrous; corolla tubes 5–5.5 mm long; corolla lobes 2–2.5 mm long. Anthers 3–3.5 mm long, apical appendage acute, base acute. Styles purple, 6–6.5 mm long, branches 4–5 mm long. Achenes turbinate, 2.5–3 mm long, 10-ribbed, covered with dense hairs. Pappus in 2 series of bristles, the inner ones 6–7 mm long, persistent.
license
cc-by-3.0
copyright
Sukhonthip Bunwong, Pranom Chantaranothai, Sterling C. Keeley
bibliographic citation
Bunwong S, Chantaranothai P, Keeley S (2014) Revisions and key to the Vernonieae (Compositae) of Thailand PhytoKeys 37: 25–101
author
Sukhonthip Bunwong
author
Pranom Chantaranothai
author
Sterling C. Keeley
partner site
Phytokeys (archived)

Distribution

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Thailand: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Phetchabun, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Kanchanaburi, Yala. Myanmar, Vietnam.
license
cc-by-3.0
copyright
Sukhonthip Bunwong, Pranom Chantaranothai, Sterling C. Keeley
bibliographic citation
Bunwong S, Chantaranothai P, Keeley S (2014) Revisions and key to the Vernonieae (Compositae) of Thailand PhytoKeys 37: 25–101
author
Sukhonthip Bunwong
author
Pranom Chantaranothai
author
Sterling C. Keeley
partner site
Phytokeys (archived)