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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pentalinon luteum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pentalinon luteum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pentalinon luteum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of the Bahama Archipelago (Correll & Correll, 1982)
Urechites lutea
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Urechites lutea
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Urechites pinetorum
COMMON NAME:
Wild Allamanda, Hammock Viper's-tail
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmulutea_fssp
June Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmulutea_fssp3
June Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmulutea_fssp5
June Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmulutea_fssp6
June Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Flowers are showy, funnelform, bright yellow, to about 5cm wide, per Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmulutea_fssp9
June Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Leaves oblong to nearly elliptic, typically strongly revolute, per Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pentalinon luteum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pentalinon luteum
FAMILY
Apocynaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pentalinon luteum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of the Bahama Archipelago (Correll & Correll, 1982)
Urechites lutea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Urechites lutea
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Urechites pinetorum
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Shrub; Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: Mangrove swamps, tropical hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Florida
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed funnelform corolla
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Paired follicles
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