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Gaudichaudia albida Schltdl. & Cham.

Slender woody liana; leaves opposite, simple, elliptic, base obtuse, margin entire, apex acute, pubescent, the malpighiaceous hairs prominent and oriented in parallel rows; flowers axillary; sepals green, with prominent glands; petals clawed, with fringed margin, yellow; fruit a triple samara.

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