Enicostema verticillatum
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- <<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes>Length
- <<<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes>Shape
- <<<Calyx>Ovary>Stigma>Diameter
- <<<Calyx>Ovary>Style>Length
- <<<Calyx>Stamens>Anthers>Length
- <<<Calyx>Stamens>Connective>Shape
- <<<Calyx>Stamens>Filaments>Length
- <<<Calyx>Stamens>Filaments>Shape
- <<Calyx>Corolla>Colour
- <<Calyx>Corolla>Length
- <<Calyx>Corolla>Lobes
- <<Calyx>Lobes>Length
- <<Calyx>Lobes>Shape
- <<Calyx>Ovary>Length
- <<Calyx>Ovary>Shape
- <<Calyx>Ovary>Stigma
- <<Calyx>Ovary>Style
- <<Calyx>Stamens>Anthers
- <<Calyx>Stamens>Connective
- <<Calyx>Stamens>Filaments
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Length
- <<Inflorescences>Bracts>Shape
- <<Inflorescences>Clusters>Flower number
- <<Inflorescences>Pedicels>Length
- <<Leaves>Apex>Shape
- <<Leaves>Base>Shape
- <<Leaves>Main veins>Vein number
- <Branches>Shape
- <Calyx>Colour
- <Calyx>Corolla
- <Calyx>Length
- <Calyx>Lobes
- <Calyx>Ovary
- <Calyx>Stamens
- <Fruits>Length
- <Fruits>Shape
- <Habit>Height
- <Inflorescences>Bracts
- <Inflorescences>Clusters
- <Inflorescences>Pedicels
- <Leaves>Apex
- <Leaves>Base
- <Leaves>Dimensions
- <Leaves>Main veins
- <Leaves>Shape
- <Leaves>Texture
- Branches
- Calyx
- Citation
- Description
- Distribution
- Fruits
- Habit
- Individuals Association
- Inflorescences
- Leaves
- Phenology
Description
Herb or shrub, 0.4-2 m tall. Branches quadrangular and sometimes slightly winged. Leaves sessile, opposite pairs connected by small ridge, chartaceous, gradually becoming smaller towards top of flowering branches, ovate-elliptic to narrowly ovate-elliptic, 2-8 x 0.5-3 cm, apex acute-acuminate, base attenuate; 3 main veins slightly prominulous below. Inflorescence verticillate, each cluster with 4-8 flowers; bracts linear-triangular, 4-6 mm long; pedicels 0-1 mm long. Calyx green with white margin, 4-6 mm long including 3-5 mm longsubulate calyx lobes; corolla white, 6-8 mm longincluding 2 mm longapiculate corolla lobes; stamens with 1 mm longflattened filaments, anthers 1.5 mm long, connective filiform prolonged; ovary ellipsoid, 1.6-1.8 mm long, style 1 mm long, stigma 0.5 mm in diam.Fruit ellipsoid, 4 mm long
Distribution
C America present, Guianas present, Guyana present, Southern America: Venezuela (Venezuela present)
C America, West Indies, Venezuela, Guyana; on beaches, along roads, ruderal places, savannas at lower altitudes. 10 collections studied, of which 1 from the Guianas (GU: 1).
Leaves
Leaves sessile, opposite pairs connected by small ridge, , gradually becoming smaller towards top of flowering branches, , ,52
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