
Parsonsia
Sign in to saveParsonsia is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 339
- With media
- 307
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- NY, IBUNAM, A, BPBM, MO, GH
- Recorded in
- Fiji, Mexico, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, New Caledonia, Philippines
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Parsonsia is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
==Description== The leaves are opposite, the shape and size of juvenile leaves often bearing little resemblance to the adult leaves. The latex may be clear and colourless, pale yellow or milky white. The flowers are green, white, cream, yellow, orange, red, pink or brown, sometimes with contrasting markings. These are followed by elongated pod-like capsules, the two follicles eventually separating to reveal numerous seeds with long, silky hairs.
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