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7. Helicteres viscida Blumewfo-0000718157

Bijdr. 1: 79. 1825; Kurz, Fl. Burm. 1: 143. 1877; Gagnep. in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 1: 489. 1911; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 281. 1922; Craib in Fl. Siam. Enum. 1: 175. 1925; Kou-mei, Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 49(2): 161. 1984. Fig. 75.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Shrub, 1–3 m high, stellate hairy on all parts. Leaves ovate, 7–15 x 4–12 cm, subcoriaceous with soft pale hairs on lower surface, apex 3–5-cuspidate or fringeds; base auriculate, deeply cordate, doubly serrate; 5(–7) basal nerves, secondary nerves 3–5 pairs, scalariform veins distinct on lower surface. Petiole about 1 cm long, hairy. Inflorescence axillary, up to 3 cm long, velvety. Calyx long funnel-shaped with 5 unequal lobes, velvety externally. Petals white or yellow, spathulate, 2.5–3 cm long, obtuse to retuse; claw with opposite appendages. Stamens 15, on a glabrous column. Ovary ovoid-oblong, glabrous, surrounded by the ring of stamens; with 5 longitudinal lobes; stigma divided into 5 slender pin-like teeth. Capsule cylindrical, 3–4 x 1.5 cm, beaked, with 5 longitudinal lobes, covered with shaggy hairs, not twisted after dehiscing.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Rai, Lampang; NORTH-EASTERN: Loei; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi; PENINSULAR: Chumphon, Trang, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat.

Distribution : S China, Vietnam (type), Malay Peninsula, Indonesia.

Ecology : Scattered along the edge of dry evergreen forests, 30–350 m alt. Flowering and fruiting: at the same time from July–March.

Vernacular : Khi on (ขี้อ้น), po khi on (ปอขี้อ้น)(Northern); mu-re-ta-ro (มูเระตาเราะ)(Peninsular).