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Anchietea pyrifolia

Botanic Family

Violaceae

Author

(Martius) G. Don

Common Names

• Rosmaninho (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Distrito Federal
• Goiás
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Secondary woodland
• forest edge
• coastal
• woodland edge
• forest
• montane woodland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Glabrous climber with twining branches. Crenate serrulated leaves to 85mm x 13mm. Solitary white flowers tinted pink or with violet spots, greenish-red fruit tinted lilac. Liana, shrub or tree with axillary racemes or fascicles of up to 10 flowers, yellowish or pale green & lilac flowers 20mm long, reddish-green fruit a capsule to 40mm long, winged seeds.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• Trhe Plant List
• Botanicus
• FOPE