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20. Spiradiclis longzhouensis H. S. Lo, Guihaia. 11: 99. 1991.

龙州螺序草 long zhou luo xu cao

Shrubs or perhaps subshrubs, robust; stems glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaves clustered on upper parts of stems; petiole 3-4.5 cm, turning black when dry; blade drying papery, olive-green, abaxially pale, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 15-21 × 4-8.5 cm, glabrous, base usually decurrent, apex abruptly acuminate; secondary veins 16-23 pairs; stipules subovate, ca. 10 mm, parallel veined. Inflorescence and flowers not seen. Infructescence ca. 15 cm, lax; bracteoles linear, 3-5 mm; pedicels 5-10 mm. Capsules ellipsoid, ca. 3.5 × 1.7 mm, glabrous, persistent calyx lobes linear, 2-2.5 mm. Fr. Apr.

● On rocks in dense forests. Guangxi (Longzhou).


 

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