Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4196565
Occurrence ID: 1b3e1884-e377-4cf0-9bbb-8dd29f0aa0f5
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[South America]
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Distribution
STUDIES IN AMERICAN APOCYNACEAE fa Dbt- r- b- Woodson, Jr. Echites triiida, Jacq., Hist. Stirp. Amer.^ 31, t. 24. Near Asuncion (380); Pilcomayo River -(895). January. = Balansa 1372. A liana similar in general appearance to no. 712, but with very different flowers and follicles. Corolla light purple, 2 cm. high, with 5 broad lobes, which lap over each other dextrorsely and curl downwards. Follicles cylindrical, not moniliform, tapering to a long sharp point, 25 cm. in length. Juice milky. Seeds clothed with very long, tawny, plumose hairs. Twining over shrubs 2^-3 m. PLANTS OK SOUTH AMERICA Collected by Thos. Pilcomayo A-t 04196565
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Mesechites trifidus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.