Stem: generally climbing.
Leaf: cauline.
Inflorescence: flower axillary.
Flower: [often foul smelling] sepals fused into a generally curved tube, deciduous, lobes 1--3; stamens 6, fused to style.
Seed: flat.
Species In Genus: +- 400 species: generally tropics, warm temperate.
Etymology: (Greek: best birth, from use as medication in childbirth)
Jepson eFlora Author: Michael R. Mesler & Karen Lu
Reference: Ohi-Toma et al. 2006 Syst Bot 31:481--492
Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange)
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