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Aegiphila hoehnei var. venezuelensis

Botanic Family

Lamiaceae

Author

Moldenke

Common Names

• Laurel de Oriyero
• Merecure

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas - Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• forest streamside
• moist forest
• secondary forest

Flowering Times

• Feb (Venezuela)

Fruiting Times

• Feb (Venezuela)

Liana or scandent shrub to 2.5m tall with coriaceous leaves. Green calyx, pale yellow corolla, yellowish to orange fruit

Further References

• Kew
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Phytologia
• Mobot