Apocynaceae

Pentalinon Voigt

First published in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 523 (1845)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Florida to Central America, Caribbean.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Woody or suffrutescent vines; leaves usually opposite and without glands
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers large, yellow, in axillary or subterminal cymes; calyx 5-parted nearly to the receptacle, the imbricate lobes bearing glandular appendages within at the base; corolla funnel- shaped, without appendages within
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers connivent and adherent to the stigma, the base enlarged and narrowly 2-lobed, appendaged at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary of 2 distinct carpels with many ovules, surrounded at the base by 5 more or less distinct nectar-glands; stigma spindle-shaped
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit of 2 distinct follicles; seeds numerous, dry, beaked and hairy at the apex.
Distribution
A tropical American genus of 2 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0