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Ampelozizyphus amazonicus

Botanic Family

Rhamnaceae

Author

Ducke

Common Names

• Hoja de Mono

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas - Brazil
• Colombia
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Glabrous robust liana, with reddish bark on branchlets. Coriaceous leaves to 250mm x 120mm. Racemes or panicles, calyx 2mm long. Glabrous capsule 20mm x 30mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Gleason & Moldenke