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Aegiphila cephalophora

Botanic Family

Lamiaceae

Author

Standley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• forest remnants
• coastal
• disturbed forest
• secondary thickets

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Jul
• Aug (Costa Rica) Jun- Dec (Panama)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Jan (Costa Rica) Sep-Dec(Panama)

Scandent high-climbing shrub, liana to 8m or small tree with pubescent branches. Hairy leaves to 120mm x 40mm. Many-flowered axillary cymes or panicles to 250mm x 150mm with bracts. 9mm pale yellow or greenish-white flowers, calyx 2.5mm long with 4-5 teeth, white corolla 6mm long with 3-5 lobes. Fruit green with white spots maturing orange to 15mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Phytologia
• JAA
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew
• PFMNH