Cansjera rheedei
Cansjera rheedei J.F.Gmel.
Cansjera rheedei is a climbing shrub in the family Opiliaceae, first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1791. It is native to regions including India, Southeast Asia, China, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. The plant is characterized by spiny stems, lanceolate or ovate leaves, and yellowish flowers with four triangular lobes. Its fruit is an ellipsoidal drupe that turns orange to red when mature.
Description
Cansjera rheedei is a climbing shrub with spiny stems that can develop into lianas. The branchlets are densely tomentose, and the leaves are simple, alternate, and lanceolate or ovate, measuring 5.5–9.5 × 2–3 cm. The inflorescences are axillary spikes with 8–13 flowers, each with a yellowish, tomentose perianth and four stamens. The ovary is cylindrical and one-loculed, with a single ovule. The fruit is an ellipsoidal drupe, 11–13 × 8–10 mm in size, orange to red in color, and sessile on a persistent disc. It is found in tropical regions across South and Southeast Asia.
Distribution
TW · Andaman Is. · Bangladesh · Borneo · Cambodia · China South-Central · China Southeast · Hainan · India · Laos · Malaya · Myanmar · Nepal · Nicobar Is. · Philippines · Sri Lanka · Sumatera · Thailand · Vietnam
Synonyms
Opilia amentaceaOctoplis polistachyaCansjera lanceolataCansjera malabarcaCansjera monostachyaCansjera polystachyaCansjera scandensCansjera zizyphifoliaOctoplis polystachyaTsjerucaniram lanceolatumTsjerucaniram rheedei