Filed As:
Menispermaceae
Stephania merrillii Diels
Menispermaceae
Stephania merrillii Diels
Location:
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.) Island of Negros. Alt. 838m. (2749 ft.)
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete (Cuernos Mts.) Island of Negros. Alt. 838m. (2749 ft.)
Description:
A lofty tree climber in dense woods of ravines; stems 1/2 inch thick, pliable, covered with rather smooth brown bark, the wood whitish except for the blackish central portion; branches many forming hanging tangled mosses, green; petiole also green ascending and strongly recurved from near the base; blade flat smooth and dark green above, much lighter green beneath; coriaceous, panicles one to few from the same base along the older branches, entirely green except the shining somewhat flattened vermillion red fruits which contain a solitary compressed and rugosely surfaced stone.
A lofty tree climber in dense woods of ravines; stems 1/2 inch thick, pliable, covered with rather smooth brown bark, the wood whitish except for the blackish central portion; branches many forming hanging tangled mosses, green; petiole also green ascending and strongly recurved from near the base; blade flat smooth and dark green above, much lighter green beneath; coriaceous, panicles one to few from the same base along the older branches, entirely green except the shining somewhat flattened vermillion red fruits which contain a solitary compressed and rugosely surfaced stone.
Habitat:
dense woods of ravines.
dense woods of ravines.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 4724376
GUID: aa5ece93-cf97-4b0e-ab68-b17f4d382178
NY Barcode: 4724376
GUID: aa5ece93-cf97-4b0e-ab68-b17f4d382178