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Ampelamus ligulatus

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Bentham) A. Heller

Common Names

• Panegua (Guarijio)
• Mexican Swallow-wort

Geographical Habitats

• Mexico
• S. Arizona - USA

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Jul-Sep (Mexico)

Fruiting Times

• Jan-Oct (Mexico)

Herbaceous twiner with glabrous stems. Glabrous trilobed leaves to 85mm long. Few-flowered umbels or racemes with minute bracts, fragrant white flowers aging yellow, sepals to 6mm long, purple corolla to 15mm long, corona tube to 6mm. Fruit to 75mm long. Perfumed.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Kew
• Plantas Hartwegianas
• USNH