Lasianthus varians

Lasianthus varians
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Lasianthus
Species: L. varians
Binomial name
Lasianthus varians
Thwaites

Lasianthus varians is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

usually small, oval to lanceolate, base acute, margins often rolled down, lateral veins slender.

Trunk

stems much-branched, compressed when young, thickened nodes.

Flowers

white, sessile, small clusters, on short peduncles.

Fruits

black, broadly ovoid berry, with erect tooth-like calyx.

Ecology

montane forest understory.

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