e-Flora of Thailand
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2. Kadsura heteroclita (Roxb.) Craibwfo-0000357309
Fl. Siam. En. 1: 28. 1925; Alston in Trimen & Hook.f., Fl. Ceyl. 6: 4. 1931; A.C.Sm., Sargentia 7: 187. 1947.— Uvaria heteroclite Roxb., [Hort. Beng. 43. 1814 nom.] Fl. Ind. Ed. 2. 2: 663. 1832.
Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.
Synonyms & Citations :
Description : Woody climber. Leaves chartaceous, lanceolate- or ovate-elliptic, 8–11(–17) by 3–6(–8) cm; apex acute or acuminate, obtuse or shortly caudate; base acute or rounded; margin entire or remotely serrulate above; secondary veins 7–11 pairs; petiole 1–2.5 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2–3 in a fascicle. Pedicel 0.5–2(–3.5) cm long; bracteoles 2–6. Perianth lobes yellow, 11–15, 4–5 seriate, the median ones the largest (elliptic to obovate, 0.8–1.6 by 0.5–1.2 cm). Androecium globose, 5–7 mm long; stamens 50–60, 6–10 seriate; connective truncate at apex. Gynoecium ellipsoid or globose, 7–8 mm long; carpels 30–45, 4–6 seriate. Fruiting heads subglobose, 2.5–5 cm across, red at maturity.
Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon); PENINSULAR: Nakhon Si Thammarat (Khao Luang); Trang (Khuan Ta Sae).
Distribution : E Pakistan (Sylhet – type), Ceylon, Burma, Indochina, S China, Sumatra.
Ecology : In evergreen forests, 800–1,000 m alt.