Compilation
Landolphia michelini

A shrub or climber up to 30–45 ft. high, with branched tendrils (modified inflorescences); young branches finely pubescent, soon glabrescent or more commonly fulvo- or rufo-tomentose, at length dark or reddish-brown, dotted with numerous small whitish lenticels. Leaves oblong to elliptic or sublanceolate, obtusely subacuminate, or obtuse or subacute, obtuse or subacute at the base, 1–3 in. long, 3/4–1 1/4 in. broad, thinly coriaceous, pubescent on both sides or only on the midrib, or tomentose below, usually finally glabrescent and glossy above; midrib scarcely sunk above, prominent below; secondary nerves 7–10 on each side, oblique, slender, connected by moderately curved fine arches some way within the margin, slightly raised below; veins reticulating, faint below, often quite obscure above; petiole 1–2 lin. long. Corymbs shortly peduncled or sessile, many-flowered, or panicles elongated with remote spreading branches passing into tendrils; all parts of the inflorescence (including the calyces) finely fulvo-tomentose to almost shaggy; bracts ovate or ovate-oblong, subacute or obtuse; pedicels very short. Calyx 1–1 1/4 lin. long; sepals oblong or ovate-oblong, subobtuse. Corolla strongly scented; tube whitish, slightly tinged with yellow, subcylindric, slightly inflated, constricted at both ends, 3–3 1/2 lin. long, finely pubescent or tomentose without; lobes pure white, oblong-obtuse, 2–3 lin. long, pubescent without, mouth finely tomentose. Stamens inserted at the middle; anthers ovate, linear, acute. Ovary truncate, top very finely tomentose. Fruit pear-shaped or globose and often suddenly contracted into a stout stipe, 1–3 in. in diam., yellow; pericarp coriaceous; seeds 4–7 lin. long, embedded in a whitish, sour, watery pulp.