Cleghornia

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Cleghornia

Description

Climber. Leaves opposite, those of a pair equal, colleters in the axils. Inflorescence axillary and terminal, forming panicles, usually at least the lower branches of inflorescence alternate, more rarely all branches opposite; Sepals with colleters only in sinuses. Stamens completely included, inserted near base of corolla tube, subsessile; Fruit of 2 slender, terete or fusiform, divergent or parallel follicles. Seeds:

Distribution

Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka present), Southeast Asia present
2 species in Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia; in Malesia 1 species.

Taxonomy

Some of the Malesian species included in Cleghornia in Xu’s revision have been removed to Anodendron (see ,).

Citation

Z.R. Xu 1988 – In: Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap.: 11
D.J. Middleton 1999 – In: Fl. Thailand: 133
Pit. 1933 – In: Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 1208
Pichon 1950 – In: Mém. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 86