Alyxia angustissima

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Alyxia angustissima

Description

Climber. Branchlets weakly angled, sparsely lenticellate, sparsely puberulent, sometimes glabrescent. Leaves in whorls of 3-5; Inflorescence of 2 flowers or of solitary axillary flowers, delicate, glabrous or sparsely puberulent, 1.5-1.7 cm long; Sepals ovate, c. 1.8 by 1 mm, c. 1.8 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, ciliate, glabrous. Fruit with 1 article; Seeds c. 6.7 by 5.5 by 5.2 mm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Luzon present, Mindanao present
Malesia: Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao).

Citation

Markgr. 1977 – In: Blumea: 410
D.J. Middleton 2000 – In: Blumea: 31