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Taxonomy
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to access the GRIN database record about the specific taxonomical hierarchy (Family, Genus etc.).CLASSIFICATION
TAXON
Hemidesmus indicus (L.) W. T. Aiton
FAMILY
Apocynaceae Juss.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Asclepiadaceae; Periplocaceae
TRIBE
Periplocoideae
GENUS
Hemidesmus R. Br.
SPECIES
indicus (L.) W. T. Aiton Hortus kew. ed. 2, 2:75. 1811
Plant Description
Branches terete, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves elliptic oblong to linear-lanceolate, 5-10 x 0.8-1.8 cm, acute to obtuse, apiculate, glabrous, sometimes pubescent below. Petiole 3-5 mm long. Pedicels short, covered by numerous imbricating bracts. Calyx c. 2.5 mm long, lobes c. 2 mm long. Corolla 5-6.5 mm long, greenish outside, purple inside, lobes 4-5 mm long. Follicle 10-15 x c. 0.6 cm, tapering to a point. Seeds 6-8.5 mm long, ovate, oblong, flattened, black, coma white, 2.5 cm long.
