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Amorimia amazonica

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

(Niedenzu) W.R. Anderson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Amazonas - Brazil
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Riverine forest
• forest
• floodplain forest
• secondary vegetation

Flowering Times

• Sep (Bolivia) Oct (Brazil) Sep
• Oct (Peru)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (Bolivia) Sep
• Nov (Brazil) Mar
• Jun
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov (Peru)

Woody liana to 4m with young parts tomentulose, glabrate branches. Leaves to 150mm x 60mm. Panicles to 300mm long with bracts & bractlets to 5mm long. Yellow flowers, red at base & some red-orange in centre to 20mm wide, yellow petals to 9mm long, claw petals to 1.5mm long. Samaras

Further References

• WRA
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Mobot