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Aegiphila integrifolia

Botanic Family

Lamiaceae

Author

(Jacquin) B.D. Jackson

Common Names

• Bois de Golette
• Bois Sendu
• Carindiba
• Lardwood
• Tocaneiro
• Tabacote (Venezuela)
• Arco (Colombia)
• Tabaco Caspi (Peru) Tete Viaja
• Cucus (Bolivia)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Roraima - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela
• Virgin Islands

Natural Habitats

• Primary & secondary forest
• forest edge
• savanna
• montane forest
• tropical forest
• tidal forest
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Apr (Venezuela) Dec-May (Bolivia) Jan
• Feb
• Oct (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

• Apr (Venezuela) Jun (Bolivia) May
• Oct (Brazil)

Small tree or sometimes scandent shrub to 15m. Square stems with unpleasant smell. Papery leaves. Fragrant flowers, grey-green calyx, white corolla. Red or orange fruit.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew
• Phytologia