Urceola
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Description
Climbers;
Leaves opposite, those of a pair equal;
Inflorescence cymose, terminal and/or axillary sometimes forming a panicle;
Sepal lobes free;
Stamens completely included within the corolla tube, attached in a ring to the style head;
Fruit of paired follicles;
Seeds hirsute;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, from India and China southwards to New Guinea present
16 species from India and China southwards to New Guinea; in Malesia 9 species.
Uses
Almost all species have been recorded as producing a high quality rubber before the widespread use of Hevea brasiliensis.
Citation
Benth. & Hook.f. 1876 – In: Gen. Pl.: 716
D.J. Middleton 1994 – In: Kew Bull.: 760
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 83
K. Schum. 1895 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4: 162
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 235
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 85
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 101
Boerl. 1899 – In: Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 399
Roxb. 1996 – In: Blumea: 82
Roxb. 2004 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 9
A.DC. 1844 – In: Prodr.: 358
Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 1203
Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 1211
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 83
Coode et al. 1996: Checklist Pl. Brunei: 28
A.DC. 1844 – In: Prodr.: 442
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 82
Lý 1978 – In: Feddes Repert.: 205
Benth. & Hook.f. 1876 – In: Gen. Pl.: 714
Spire 1905: Contr. Apocyn.: 57
Spire 1905: Contr. Apocyn.: 2
K. Schum. 1895 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4: 163
D.J. Middleton 1999 – In: Fl. Thailand: 141
Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 1209
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 84