巴豆藤属 ba dou teng shu

Authors: Zhi Wei & Les Pedley

Shrubs, scandent. Stipules present. Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate; stipels present. Pseudoracemes terminal or axillary near branchlet apex, elongated; flowering branchlet nodes with flowers in fascicles; bracts and bracteoles minute. Pedicel short. Calyx teeth 5, ± equal in length. Corolla red; petals equal in length; standard orbicular, shortly clawed, without basal calluses. Stamens diadelphous; vexillary stamen free from other 9. Ovary stipitate, with trichomes, with 5-8 ovules. Legumes flat, with a narrow wing on adaxial suture, dehiscent. Seeds with folded radicle.

One species: SE Asia and China.

Lower Taxon

• Craspedolobium unijugum (Gagnepain) Z. Wei & Pedley