Asclepiadaceae

  • Filed As

    Asclepiadaceae

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18512, 11 Apr 1949

  • Location

    Myanmar. Mishmi Hills. Glo, Kamlang Valley.

  • Habitat

    In thickets.

  • Description

    A leafless herbaceous perennial (?) climber. Flowers not seen. Fruit pear shaped, pointed, sovered with soft blunt prickles. No leaves visible. Seeds flat, red, plumed, The fruit has abundant latex. It splits down one side. Might be Apocynaceae. Daemia fruits (Apocynaceae).

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02651929

    Occurrence ID: 56e3aa2f-bd5e-4a41-a559-a03867d7838c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepiadaceae

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Myanmar

  • Locality

    Mishmi Hills. Glo, Kamlang Valley.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 914 - 1219 m. (2999 - 3999 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    27.7091, 96.4661

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3510

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of elevation 1070m nearest to Glow Lake were located. Linear extent was calculated as the distance between coordinates and farthest extent of elevation 1070m near Glow lake in the Kamlang valley. Linear extent was used as the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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18512
down one
thickets.
ide. Might be Apocyanaceae
APRIL 11, 191+9.
19
Cf. Daemia fruits (Asclepiadaceae). In
Asclep,
Det. A.J.M. Leeuwenberg, 19	Herbarium	Vadense	(WAG)
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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02651929
FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Mishmi Hills
Ap o cy anaceas—
A leafless herbaceous perennial (?) climber«
Flowers not seen. Glo, Kamlang valley at
3000 ft.-l|000 ft. elev. Fruit pear shaped,
pointed, sovered with soft blunt prickles.
No leaves visible. Seeds flat, red, plumed,
The fruit has abundant latex. It splits
Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. 18^12
Distributed by. The New York Botanical Garden
02651929