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Aegiphila peruviana

Botanic Family

Lamiaceae

Author

Turczaninow

Common Names

• Nishiraoxo (Chacobo)
• Chirapa Sacha
• Huaca
• Ucullucuy Sacha

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Acre
• Amazonas
• Rôndonia - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• seasonally inundated areas
• forest
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Nov Nov (Peru)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov Nov (Peru)

Shrub, tree or vine with leaves to 150mm x 40mm. Terminal panicles to 190mm x 100mm with bracts & bractlets to 3mm long, yellow or greenish-white fragrant flowers, glabrate corolla tube to 3.5mm long & 4 lobes to 3.1mm long. Yellow to orange fruit to 8mm x 6mm with fruiting calyx to 4mm x 8mm.

Toxic leaves

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew