Chilocarpus

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Chilocarpus

Description

Climbers with copious white latex. Leaves opposite; Inflorescence of axillary and/or terminal cymes; Sepals usually slightly connate at base, not clasping base of corolla; Stamens free from the style head, completely included in the corolla tube, inserted around the middle or in lower half of corolla tube; Ovary syncarpous, unilocular with 2 parietal placentas, glabrous; Fruit a berry/capsule, fleshy when young; Seeds with a corky aril;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Southeast Asia present, through Malesia to New Guinea present
14 species in Southeast Asia and through Malesia to New Guinea. All species in Malesia.

Taxonomy

1 Species delimitation in this account is quite different from the recent account by and care should be exercised when comparing the two. 2 A seedling identified as Chilocarpus obtusifolius due to its close proximity to a mature adult had much narrower leaves than the adult. This may be true in other species too.

Citation

Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 1091
A.DC. 1844 – In: Prodr.: 320
Markgr. 1971 – In: Blumea: 156
Benth. & Hook.f. 1876 – In: Gen. Pl.: 691
Leeuwenb. 2002 – In: Syst. Geogr. Pl.: 130
K. Schum. 1895 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4: 131
D.J. Middleton 2004 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 8
Pichon 1948 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 154
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 224
D.J. Middleton 1999 – In: Fl. Thailand: 26