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ดองดึง Gloriosa superba Linn. LILIACEAE 2,4

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Descriptions :
Herb Perennial herbs underground stem; above ground stem a climber 1- 3 m tall, green, succulent. Leaves simple, sessil, lanceolate, entire, acuminate, 16 x 2.5 cm, with apical tendril 3-6 cm long. Flower solitary, axillary, pedicel 3-8 cm long, perfect. Perianth 3+3,lower part yellow, upper part red, undulate, lanceolate, acuminate, 5-8 x 1-1.3 cm. Stamen 6, filament 5-7 cm long, anther 0.7-1.0 cm, yellow. Ovary superior, 3 carpels, 3 locules, 0.6-1.0 x 0.3-0.4 cm, exile placentation, stigma 3. Fruit a septicidal capsule. Seeds many.