Cynanchum staubii
species of plant
Cynanchum staubii (endemic common name: liane calle) is a rare coastal plant from the subfamily Asclepiadoideae in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Îlot Fourneau and the Ile aux Aigrettes, two islets off the coast of Mauritius. The species epithet commemorates Dr. France Staub, an ornithologist, herpetologist, botanist, and conservationist from Mauritius who collected the holotype in 1965.
Cynanchum staubii is a leafless vine with cylindrical, twining, fleshy, glabrous rhizomes which are 0.6 to 1.8 cm in diameter. They can climb up to 2 m high. The inflorescences which can bear 5 to 10 flowers inserted terminally at the nodes of the branches. They are arranged solitary or in fascicles. The finely pubescent pedicels are 4–6 mm long. The ovoid buds are rounded at the top.
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