Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Commicarpus chinensis (L.) Heimerl subsp. chinensis
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Family
Heimerl, A. (1934) Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien Edn. 2, 16c: 117.
Stem
Scrambling climber, herb or subshrub to 1 m tall and 2 m long.
Leaves
Flowers
Inflorescence often sparsely branched, sparsely hairy; flowers in loose grops of 3-8; flowers white or pink, 9-10 mm long, with sessile glands towards the base; stamens 3 or 4, long exserted; style ca. 11 mm long.
Fruit
Seedlings
Features not available.
Distribution and Ecology
Natural History & Notes
Description from Flora of Australia 50: 103.
Synonyms
Valeriana chinensis L., Species Plantarum 1: 33 (1753).
RFK Code
2714
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