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Urophyllum memecyloides S. Vidal, Phan.

Description

Urophyllum memecyloides (C. Presl) S. Vidal, Phan.

Cuming. Philipp. (1885) 63.

Materials examined. Table 2. Fig. 5C

Shrub about 2 m high. Leaves elliptic, 13–18 × 4.5–6 cm, glabrous, chartaceous, lamina densely pored and nerves undulating when dry. Inflorescences axillary, in umbels of 5–7 flowers attached to 1.5–2 cm peduncle. Flowers globose, corolla white. Fruits not seen.

This endemic species is widely distributed on the Philippines, occurring on low- to medium-elevation primary forests.

Notes

Published as part of Ordas, Jorge Anton D., Pinarok, Neil Alejandro A., Romeroso, Roanne B., Alejandro, Grecebio Jonathan D. & Banag-Moran, Cecilia I., 2019, A checklist of Rubiaceae species from Eastern Samar, Visayas, Philippines, pp. 295-312 in Check List 15 (2) on page 309, DOI: 10.15560/15.2.295

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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Urophyllum
Species
memecyloides
Taxon rank
species