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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
Sarcostemma acidum (Roxb.) Voigt
FAMILY
Apocynaceae Juss.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Asclepiadaceae
TRIBE
Asclepiadoideae
SUBTRIBE
Asclepiadeae
CLASSIFICATION
Cynanchinae
GENUS
Sarcostemma R. Br.
SPECIES
acidum (Roxb.) Voigt Hort. suburb. Calcutt. 542. 1845
Plant Description
Stems to 2 m, twining, green or gray, glabrous. Cymes terminal or extra-axillary, 6-15-flowered, ca. 1 × 2 cm. Pedicel 3-5 mm, puberulent. Sepals ovate, ca. 1 mm, puberulent, margin translucent. Corolla white or yellowish; lobes ovate- oblong or oblong-lanceolate, ca. 3 × 1 mm, glabrous. Outer corona shallowly cupular, inner lobes obtuse, slightly shorter than or as long as anthers. Pollinia caudicles ± horizontal, retinaculum subelliptic. Stigma head shorter than anther appendages. Follicles lanceolate in outline, terete, ca. 15 × 1 cm. Seeds broadly ovate, ca. 3 × 2 mm; coma ca. 2 cm.
Flowering Period: Mar-Nov. 2n = 22.
