Lasianthus conspicuus Ridl.

Zhu, H., Roos, M. C. & Ridsdale, C. E., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the Malesian species of Lasianthus (Rubiaceae), Blumea 57 (1), pp. 1-102 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3767/000651912X652012
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16854911
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scientific name	Lasianthus conspicuus Ridl.
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28. Lasianthus conspicuus Ridl. View in CoL

Lasianthus conspicuus Ridl.(1909) View in CoL 36; (1923a) 167; Craib (1934) 209;K.M. Wong (1989) 369; H.Zhu (2001b) 124. —

Type: Ridley 13628 (holo SING; iso K), Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang .

Shrubs, glabrous; branchlets terete, black when dry. Leaves: blades oblong-lanceolate, 12–17 by 3 – 5 cm, chartaceous, apex caudate, base broadly cuneate to subrounded, midrib, nerves and nervules conspicuous above, prominent beneath, nerves 8–9 pairs, ascending at an angle of 70–80°, curved to the margin, nervules reticulate; petioles short, c. 3 – 5 mm long. Stipules small, triangular. Cymes sessile; bracts minute, linear, glabrous. Flowers sessile; calyx campanulate, limb cupular, with 5 minute teeth; corolla glabrous except the mouth, lobes 5, nearly half as long as tube. Drupes small, ovoid, crowned by 5-toothed calyx; pyrenes 5.

Distribution — Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Gentianales
Family	Rubiaceae
Genus	Lasianthus