Chilocarpus conspicuus
| Chilocarpus conspicuus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Chilocarpus |
| Species: | C. conspicuus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilocarpus conspicuus (Steenis) Markgr.
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Chilocarpus conspicuus is a plant in the genus Chilocarpus, in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Borneo. The only information known about this species is from a collection from Mt Kinabalu, Brunei and two collections from Sarawak. There are several similar species that are alike in flower and without examining the distinctive fruit of this species, a specimen may be mistaken for Chilocarpus denudatus. It is an accepted species, first described by Steenis and originally published in Blumea 19: 162 1971.[1][2]
It is large woody climber which grows up to 15 metres tall. Its branchlets are
glabrous. Its leaves are described as: "Inflorescence terminal and axillary in the axils of upper leaves, 3.5-7 cm long; Stamens inserted at 2.3-2.5 mm from corolla base which is 0.5-0.6 of tube length." It has moniliform fruit.[3]
References
- ^ "Chilocarpus conspicuus (Steenis) Markgr. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Chilocarpus conspicuus | Flora Malesiana". portal.cybertaxonomy.org. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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