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7. Hymenopyramis Wallich ex Griffith in McClelland, Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 3: 365. 1842.
膜藻藤属 mo e teng shu
Shrubs, climbing, or small trees. Leaves opposite. Inflorescences terminal or axillary irregular thyrses. Calyx minutely 4-dentate in flower. Corolla nearly funnelform; lobes 4, unequal, spreading. Stamens 4, inserted at corolla throat; anthers ovate, dehiscing by longitudinal slits. Ovary 2-locular; ovules 2 per locule. Style exserted; stigma 2-cleft. Fruiting calyx tube greatly inflated, bladderlike, translucently membranous, with reticulate veins, teeth remaining minute. Fruit a globose schizocarp.
About six species: chiefly in SE Asia, one species in China.
Lower Taxon
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