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Aegiphila obducta

Botanic Family

Lamiaceae

Author

Velloso

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Distrito Federale
• Espírito Santo
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• edge of riverine forest
• forest remnant
• savanna
• gallery forest
• rain forest

Flowering Times

• Apr-Aug
• Dec (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Nov (Brazil)

Woody vine to 2m, shrub or scandent tree with coriaceous leaves. Axillary or terminal many-flowered scented panicles or cymes to 50mm long of scented white to pinkish flowers to 8mm long, toothed calyx, 4-lobed corolla, fruit a drupe

Medicinal, tonic, duiretic

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew
• Fl. do Brasil
• FB