Description
Root-climber.
Branchlets drying brown;
internal hairs abundant to sparse.
Leaves in lax spirals to distichous;
stipules (1-)1.5-2.5 cm long, sparsely to densely minutely appressed-puberulous, caducous.
Stamen 1.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present)
Taxonomy
This species shows clear affinities to F. apiocarpa, from which it differs, e.g., in the shorter and unbranched or faintly branched basal lateral veins and rarely branched or furcate other lateral veins.
Citation
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 60
Elmer 1908 – In: Leafl. Philipp. Bot.: 539
Sata 1944 – In: Contr. Hort. Inst. Taihoku Imp. Univ.: 250
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 45
