Beaumontia
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Description
Climbers with white latex.
Leaves opposite;
Inflorescence a terminal or axillary cyme;
Sepals leafy;
Stamens with long filaments, adnate to the style head;
Fruit an oblong follicle;
Seeds numerous, unbeaked, with an apical coma.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: East Himalaya (Bhutan present); India present; Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali present), Nepal present, southern China present
9 species in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Southern China through Indo-China to Bali; in Malesia 2 species.
Citation
Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3. p 1235
K. Schum. 1895 – In: Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4. p 177
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. p 61
D.J. Middleton 1999 – In: Fl. Thailand. p 100
G. Don 1837 – In: Gen. Hist. p 77
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java. p 239
Rudjiman 1987 – In: Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. p 3
A.DC. 1844 – In: Prodr. p 403
Benth. & Hook.f. 1876 – In: Gen. Pl. p 721