Vasilis Teodoridis:
Rubiaceae
Lasianthus Jack. Lasianthus chinensis (Champ.) Benth.; Fl. Hongkong. 160. 1861.
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Mephitidia chinensis Champ.; Kew J. Bot. 4: 196. 1852; Lasianthus dinhensis Pierre ex Pitard; Mephitidia odajimae Masam.
Shrubs; 1-4 m tall; branches and branchlets terete; densely pubescent. Leaves subcoriaceous; oblong; 15-25 cm long; 4-7 cm broad; the apex acute or acuminate; the base acute or obtuse; the margin usually reflexed; glabrous above; thinly to densely pubescent beneath; nerves 9-15 pairs; the nervules reticulate; slightly elevated beneath; petioles 1-1.5 cm long; pubescent; stipules triangular; 2-3 mm long; pubescent. Cymes sessile; 4-6 flowered. Flowers sessile; calyx elongated campanulate; 5-7 mm long; with 4-6 triangular; ovate or orbicular reflexed lobes; corolla white; 10-15 mm long; hirsute outside; the lobes 5-6; lanceolate. Fruits pubescent; 8 mm diam.; with 5-6 conspicuous longitudinal angles; pyrenes 5-6. Fl. May. Fr. Sept-Oct.
Forests; shaded and wet places; 50-900 m. Guangxi; Guangdong; Hongkong; Hainan; Fujian; Taiwan [Thailand; Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia; Malaysia and Philippines].
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Rubiaceae
Lasianthus Jack. Lasianthus chinensis (Champ.) Benth.; Fl. Hongkong. 160. 1861.
??? cu ye mu
Mephitidia chinensis Champ.; Kew J. Bot. 4: 196. 1852; Lasianthus dinhensis Pierre ex Pitard; Mephitidia odajimae Masam.
Shrubs; 1-4 m tall; branches and branchlets terete; densely pubescent. Leaves subcoriaceous; oblong; 15-25 cm long; 4-7 cm broad; the apex acute or acuminate; the base acute or obtuse; the margin usually reflexed; glabrous above; thinly to densely pubescent beneath; nerves 9-15 pairs; the nervules reticulate; slightly elevated beneath; petioles 1-1.5 cm long; pubescent; stipules triangular; 2-3 mm long; pubescent. Cymes sessile; 4-6 flowered. Flowers sessile; calyx elongated campanulate; 5-7 mm long; with 4-6 triangular; ovate or orbicular reflexed lobes; corolla white; 10-15 mm long; hirsute outside; the lobes 5-6; lanceolate. Fruits pubescent; 8 mm diam.; with 5-6 conspicuous longitudinal angles; pyrenes 5-6. Fl. May. Fr. Sept-Oct.
Forests; shaded and wet places; 50-900 m. Guangxi; Guangdong; Hongkong; Hainan; Fujian; Taiwan [Thailand; Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia; Malaysia and Philippines].