Gomphostemma hemsleyanum
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Description
Perennial herb, c. 60 cm.
Leaves oblong to elliptic ovate, 6-12(-18) by 3.5-4.5(-7) cm, acute;
Flowers ∞, in axillary subglobular verticillasters, the upper ones almost forming an interrupted spurious spike.
Distribution
Upper Burma present, W. Malesia present, extreme East Java present, near Asem Bagus present
Upper Burma and W. Malesia: extreme East Java (near Asem Bagus, once).
Ecology
The species shows the characteristic disjunct area of species between the drought areas of Burma and Java, cf. . Asem Bagus is situated in the driest part of Java with only 0-5 rainy days during the four driest consecutive months of the year.