Macfadyena unguis-cati ... VER ... Dolichandra unguis-cati
Liana to 6 cm in diameter, the bark dark, fibrous, irregularly striate; attached to supporting tree by adventitious rootlets; phloem of stem irregularly many- armed in cross section; dimorphic, the juvenile plant with small leaflets, 1-2 cm long and 4-8 mm wide, climbing straight up tree trunks, often rooting at nodes; branchlets terete, puberulus to glabrous, the nodes usually without inter- petiolar glandular fields; pseudostipules ovate, longitudinally striate. Leaves 2-foliolate, often with a tendril especially when young; leaflets when young narrowly ovate to lanceolate, mucronate at the tip, basally rounded, when mature narrowly ovate to ovate, acute to acuminate, cuneate to truncate, 5.0-16 cm long and 1.2-6.9 cm wide, membranaceous, secondary veins 4-6 on a side, scattered lepidote above and beneath, otherwise glabrous above and beneath or puberulous especially along main veins, a few plate-shaped glands near midvein beneath, drying dark green or dark olive to almost black, the main veins often reddish below; tendril trifid, uncate, 0.1-3.5 cm long to branching, the 3 arms thickened, 0.3-1.7 cm long; mature petiolules 0.5-2.5 cm long, petiole 1.1-4.7 cm long, glabrous or subpuberulous. Inflorescence an axillary panicle usually reduced to 1 or 3 flowers, rarely to 15 flowers in Panama, the branches more or less glabrous. Flowers with an odor similar to the leaves of many Rutaceae, calyx membranaceous, cupular with a sinuous margin, subtruncate, glabrous to slightly lepidote, often with scattered glands, 5-18 mm long and 8-18 mm wide; corolla yellow with ca. 9 orange lines in the throat, tubular- campanulate, 4.5-10.0 cm long and 1.2-2.4 cm wide at the mouth, the tube 3.3-6.9 cm long, the lobes 1.2-3.1 cm long, glabrous outside, glabrous or slightly simple puberulous along throat ridges inside, pubescent with simple, jointed trichomes at the level of stamen insertion; stamens didynamous, the -anther thecae divaricate, 3 mm long, the longer filaments 1.9-2.4 cm long, the shorter filaments 1.2-1.8 cm long, the staminode 0.5-1.5 cm long, occasionally developed into a fifth stamen, inserted 4-8 mm above the base of the tube; pistil 2.8-3.8 cm long, the ovary linear, 6-7 mm long and 1.2 mm wide, minutely lepidote to subpuberulous, the ovules 4-seriate, but appearing 2-seriate in most cross sections; disc annular, 1-1.5 mm long and 3-4 mm wide. Capsule elongate- linear, tapering at the ends, flattened, 26-95 cm long and 1.0-1.9 cm wide, the surface inconspicuously lepidote, drying blackish with small whitish lenticels, midrib not raised; seeds 1.0-1.8 cm long and 4.2-5.8 cm wide, the wings mem- branaceous, blunt-ended, mostly brown, the extreme tips irregularly hyaline, not sharply demarcated from seed body.
Liana 10-15 m long; stem cylindrical, with numerous lenticels, reaching 6 cm diam. Leaflets 6-16 x 1.2-7 cm, elliptic, oblong, or obovate, chartaceous, glabrous, or with a few dotlike scales, the apex acute or acuminate, the base obtuse, cuneate, or rounded, usually oblique, the margins wavy; tendrils deciduous, much shorter than the leaflets; petioles and petiolules glabrous, the petiolule 0.5-2.5 cm long, the petiole 1-4.5 cm long; pseudostipules in leaf axils. Flowers solitary or in pairs in leaf axils. Calyx bell-shaped, 12-16 mm long, green, with 5 unequal lobes; corolla yellow, zygomorphic, funnel-shaped, 4-8 cm long, the tube slightly flattened, the lobes rounded, 2-4 cm long, the two upper lobes slightly reflexed; stamens 4, didynamous, included, inserted at base of corolla, the staminode much shorter than the stamens; ovary 6-7 mm long, covered with dotlike scales. Capsule slightly woody, brown, 25-95 cm long, covered with dotlike scales, hanging from the branches. Seeds 1-1.8 cm long, with membranous wing.
Leaves trifoliolate; lateral leaflets broad, lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, 3-5.5 x 10-20 mm, undulate, subacuminate, terminal. Flowers 1-2 axillary. Calyx cupular, c.10 mm long. Corolla broad, bright yellow; lobes spreading, throat minutely pubescent. Filaments of long stamens 25 mm long, base pubescent. Style c. 25 mm long, stigma 2-lobed, c. 1.5 mm long. Capsule up to 25 cm long.
Climber. Leaves 2-foliolate, drying dark olive to almost black; tendrils trifid; pseudostipules scale-like, ovate, conical or subulate-lanceoiate. Calyx cupular, irregularly lobed to spathaceous or subspathaceous. Corolla tubular-campanulate, yellow. Stamens hairy at insertion, not exserted.
Liana, hasta 6 cm de diámetro, dimorfa trepando sobre la corteza de árboles, con frecuencia raices naciendo de los nudos; corteza oscura, fibrosa, irregularmente estriada; corte transversal del tallo mostrando muchos rayos irregulares de floema; ramas jóvenes teretes, pubérulas a glabras, nudos por lo general sin zonas glandulares interpeciolares; pseudoestipulas ovadas, longitudinalmente estriadas. Hojas 2-folioladas, con frecuencia con un zarcillo, especialmente cuando jóvenes; zarcillo trifido, uncinado, 0.1-3.5 cm de largo hasta la ramificación de los garfios, garfios 0.3-1.7 cm de largo, engrosados; peciolos 1.1-4.7 cm de largo, glabros o subpubérulos; peci6lulos adultos 0.5-2.5 cm de largo; foliolos de las plantas jóvenes, 1-2 x 4-8 mm, angostamente ovados a lanceolados, base redondeada, ápice mucronado; foliolos adultos 5-16 x 1.2-6.9 cm, angostamente ovados a ovados, membranáceos, cuando secos verde oscuro u verde oliva oscuro a casi negro, esparcidamente lepidotos o glabros a variadamente pubérulos especialmente a lo largo de los nervios principales, base cuneada a truncada, ápice agudo a acuminado; envés con unas pocas glándulas en forma de plato cerca del nervio medio; nervios secundarios 4-6 de cada lado, nervios principales con frecuencia rojizos en el envés. Inflorescencia una panícula axilar, generalmente reducida a 1 6 3 flores, rara vez con 15 flores, las ramas más o menos glabras; flores con un olor similar al de las hojas de muchas Rutaceae. COz 5-18 x 8-18 mm, membranáceo, cupular con una margen sinuosa, subtruncado, glabro a ligeramente lepidoto, frecuentemente con glándulas dispersas. Corola 4.5-10 cm de largo, l.2-2.4 cm de ancho en la boca, tubular-campanulada, amarilla con aproximadamente 9 lineas color anaranjado en la garganta; tubo 3.3-6.9 cm de largo, el exterior glabro, el interior pubescente, glabro o ligeramente simple-pubérulo a lo largo de los pliegues de la garganta, con pelos simples y articulados al nivel de la inserción de los estambres; lóbulos 1.2-3.1 cm de largo. Estambres insertos 4-8 mm por encima de la base del tubo; filamentos más largos 1.9-2.4 cm de largo, los más cortos 1.2-1.8 cm de largo; tecas 3 mm de largo, divaricadas; estaminodio 0.5-1.5 cm de largo, ocasionalmente desarrollado en un quinto estambre. Disco nectarífero 1-1.5 mm de largo, 3-4 mm de diámetro, anular. Pistilo 2.8-3.8 cm de largo; ovario 6-7 mm de largo, 1.2 mm de diámetro, linear, diminutamente lepidoto a subpubérulo, óvulos 4 seriados, pero con apariencia de 2-seriados en casi todos los cortes. Fruto una cápsula, 26-95 x 1-1.9 cm, alargado-linear, aguzada en los extremos, achatada, cuando seca negruzca con lenticelas pequeflas blanquecinas, superficie inconspicuamente lepidota, línea central no elevada. Semillas 1-1.8 x 4.2-5.8 cm; alas membranáceas, obtusas en los extremos, generalmente marrón, el ápice de los extremos irregularmente hialino, inconspicuamente diferenciadas del cuerpo de la semilla.
Liane' atteignant 6 cm de diam., s'accrochant au support par ses racines adventives; pseudo-stipules ovales, striées longitudinalement.' Feuilles' 2-foliolées et souvent terminées par une vrille; pétiole de 1-4 cm de long, glabre à pubérulent; pétiolules de 0,5-2,5 cm de long, glabres à pubérulents; folioles étroitement ovales à ovales, cunéées à tronquées à la base, aiguës à acuminées au sommet, de 5-16 cm de long et 1-7 cm de large, ± lépidotes et pubérulentes sur les 2 faces; vrilles trifides, à branches onguiculées au sommet, pubérulentes à glabres. Panicules axillaires, pauciflores ou réduites à une seule fleur.' Fleurs' à pédicelle de 2-5 cm de long, pubérulent; calice cupulaire, à bord sinueux, tronqué, de 5-18 mm de long et 8-18 mm de large, membraneux, parfois éparsement glandulaire; corolle jaune, striée d'orange à la gorge, tubulaire-campanulée, à tube de 4-7 cm de long, glabre extérieurement; étamines à filet de 1,5-2,5 cm de long; anthères à thèques divariquées, de 3 mm de long; staminode de 0,5-1,5 cm de long; disque annulaire, de 1 mm de haut et 2-4 mm de diam.; ovaire cylindrique, de 4-7 mm de long et environ 1 mm de diam., pubérulent; ovules 4-sériés dans chaque loge; style de 2,5-4 cm de long; lobes stigmatiques de 1 mm de long. Capsules linéaires, rétrécies aux extrémités, comprimées, de 25-90 cm de long et 1-2 cm de large.'Graines de 1-2 cm de long et 4-6 cm de large.
ranging from Mexico (including Baja California) and the West Indies to Argentina
Abundant on trees, in dry or moist forests or in open, disturbed areas such as roadsides. Cruz Bay Quarter along Center Line Road (A2110), Susannaberg (A3958). Also on St. Croix, St. Thomas, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda; throughout tropical and subtropical America.
Espèce des forêts tropicales américaines, répandue du Mexique aux Antilles et à l'Argentine. Cultivée en jardin botanique au Zaïre.
Widely distributed in Mexico and the West Indies to Argentina.
