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Stizophyllum riparium (Kunth) Sandwith;
Woody
liana; leaves opposite, simple or compound with 2 (or 3?) leaflets;
leaflets puntate-pellucid when held to the light; inflorescence
axillary, few-flowered; calyx pale green, collar-like, inflated;
corolla tubular, with 5 small lobes, white; fruits elongate, slender,
more or less round in cross section (terete); remnants of the
placenta in the form of paired thread-like streamers commonly
retained after the rest of the fruit has been shed.
Additional images:
Woody
liana; leaves opposite, simple or compound with 2 (or 3?) leaflets;
leaflets puntate-pellucid when held to the light; inflorescence
axillary, few-flowered; calyx pale green, collar-like, inflated;
corolla tubular, with 5 small lobes, white; fruits elongate, slender,
more or less round in cross section (terete); remnants of the
placenta in the form of paired thread-like streamers commonly
retained after the rest of the fruit has been shed.
