Indomelothria blumei
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Description
Subperennial(?) climber, 1-3 m long;
Leaves:
Fruit ripening colour not known, 4(-5) by 1-1.5 cm;
Seeds greyish brown, 2.5-4 by 2-2.5 by c. 1 mm.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), East Kalimantan present, Myanmar present, West Java present
Widespread but rarely collected: Myanmar, Thailand; in Malesia: Sumatra, East Kalimantan, and West Java.
Notes
1 Lörzing 3385 (Sumatra) recorded the flowers as yellow. More material and fieldstudy is needed. The observation of the flower colour, regarded as an important genus character, needs special attention. The petals in I. chlorocarpa are white.
2 This widespread species is apparently easily overlooked as no recent collections are known; the latest are of 1925 (Posthumis 1046, Sumatra; Endert 2080, East Kalimantan). Possibly a rare species.