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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Jacquemontia pentantha


Jacquemontia pentantha (Jacq.) G. Don
Family: Convolvulaceae
Common name: Skyblue Clustervine, Pentantha

Description: Climbers, the stems herbaceous, pubescent to glabrate. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate, 3-6 cm long, basally cordate, apically acuminate, glabrate. Flowers in dense cymes, usually with 1-2 flowers opening at any one time. Sepals ovate to lanceolate, acute to acuminate, 4-5 x 2-4 mm, pubescent. Corolla mostly blue, sometimes white, 2 cm long. Fruit capsular, globose, brown, glabrous. Seeds brown, 2.5 mm long, glabrous.

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