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(Last Modified On 5/30/2013)
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(Last Modified On 5/30/2013)
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Species
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Stephanotis floribunda Brongn.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., ser. 2. 7:30. 1837
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Description
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Glabrous vines. Leaves elliptic, coriaceous, shining, apically mucronulate, basally rounded, 7-10 cm long and 4.5-6 cm wide; petioles 1.5-2 cm long. In- florescences umbellate, 5-8-flowered; peduncles ca. 1 cm long; pedicels 2-2.5 cm long. Flowers white, sweetly fragrant; calyx lobes ovate, 5-6 mm long and 3-4 mm wide; corolla salverform, the tube 2.2-2.7 cm long, the lobes ovate, 1.1-1.2 cm long and 6-8 mm wide; corona lobes ovate, fleshy, shorter than the anthers; gynostegium much shorter than the corolla tube; stigma head conical, undivided. Follicle ellipsoid, 7-10 cm long, glabrous, fleshy.
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Habit
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vines
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Distribution
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Commonly cultivated species in tropical areas, especially the Caribbean, it is known in temperate regions as a house plant.
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Note
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Although known from only one collection from Panama, the species undoubtedly enjoys some popularity as a garden plant.
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Specimen
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PROVINCE UNKNOWN: Aria's Place, Standwood 485 (MO).
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