Desmos viridiflorus Saff., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 506 1912. (Syn: Unona viridiflora Bedd. [Illegitimate]); Images by E S Santhosh Kumar (Inserted by J.M.Garg) Young shoots rufous. Leaves 12-15 x 3 cm, ovate-lanceolate, apex acuminate, base rounded; petiole 0.6-0.8 cm long. Flowers solitary, pedicels to 4 cm long, slender; bracts 1.5-2 cm across, ovate, cordate […]
Category: Desmos
Desmos lawii
Desmos lawii (Hook. f. & Thomson) Saff., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 39: 506 1912. (Syn: Unona lawii Hook.f. & Thomson); . DES-mos — Greek: desmos (band or chain) … Dave’s Botanary LAW-ee-eye — named in honour of J. S. Law, ICS and botanist . commonly known as: Sahyadri ylang-ylang • Malayalam: കാരപ്പൂമരം karappumaram • Marathi: […]
Desmos chinensis
Desmos chinensis Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 1: 352. 1790. (Syn: Artabotrys esquirolii H. Léveillé; Unona chinensis (Loureiro) Candolle; U. discolor Vahl.) as per Flora of China . Scandent shrubs; branchlets pubescent when young, glabrous later. Leaves alternate, elliptic, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, truncate, rarely slightly cordate at base, acute or acuminate at apex, 6-9(-18) x 2-4.5(-7) […]
