ABSTRACT
Clitandra is lianas with tendrils; white latex present in all parts. Leaves opposite, inserted on distinct leaf cushions; stipules absent. C. cymulosa is a liana up to 40 m high; trunk up to 12 cm in diameter; bark rough, peeling; branches and branchlets lenticellate. Flowers are formed with sepals ovate, 0.6–1.3 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide; corolla tube 3.1–6.4 mm long, widest at the insertion of the stamens, pilose outside, subglabrous above anthers. Stamens are inserted at 1–3 mm from the corolla base. A yellow or orange berry is formed with black seeds embedded in fibrous pulp; endosperm copious. Leaves petiolate, blade elliptic, 4.3–20 cm long.
