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Sarcolobus globosus Wall
Prostrate and climbing herb or shrub, poorly branched, prescence of milky latex Tap root deep sunken, often exposed due to soil erosion but without aerial roots. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, exstipulate, petiolate Lamina elliptic-oblong, entire, acute, angled, coriaceous, 8.5 cm long and 4.0 cm broad, glabrous, dorsiventral, green, unicostate reticulate venation conspucuous. Branched cyme, peduncle firstly trifurcate, then bifurcate, thick, terete, glabrous, solid Flower ebracteate, complete, bisexual, regular, erect, medium, pedicellate, pentamerous, rosaceous, hypogynous Sepals 5, polysepalous, inferior, imbricate, ovate, entire, acute, tufted, glabrous, slightly thick, shiny, alternate to petals, persistent Petals 5, gamopetalous, inferior, ovate, entire, acute, pink-white, deep pink coloured, gradually pointed at mid portion, twisted, distinct hairy on the both surface at mid-portion Stamens 5, gynoestigium, attached to stigma, corona absent, filament short Carpels 2, syncarpous, ovary superior, pyramid shaped, whitish green, two chambers, many ovules in each chamber, axile placentation, Style 1, terminal, Stigma 2, glabrous, bipartite Fruit siliqua, brown, seeds numerous, brown, flattened. |
