Chilocarpus conspicuus

Chilocarpus conspicuus is a plant in the genus Chilocarpus, in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Borneo. The only information known about this species is from a collection from Mt Kinabalu, Brunei and two collections from Sarawak. There are several similar species that are alike in flower and without examining the distinctive fruit of this species, a specimen may be mistaken for Chilocarpus denudatus. It is an accepted species, first described by Steenis and originally published in Blumea 19: 162 1971.[1][2]

Chilocarpus conspicuus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Chilocarpus
Species:
C. conspicuus
Binomial name
Chilocarpus conspicuus
(Steenis) Markgr.

It is large woody climber which grows up to 15 metres tall. Its branchlets are glabrous. Its leaves are described as: "Inflorescence terminal and axillary in the axils of upper leaves, 3.5-7 cm long; Stamens inserted at 2.3-2.5 mm from corolla base which is 0.5-0.6 of tube length." It has moniliform fruit.[3]

References
  1. "Chilocarpus conspicuus (Steenis) Markgr. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. "Chilocarpus conspicuus | Flora Malesiana". portal.cybertaxonomy.org. Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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