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Aspicarpa sericea

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

Grisebach

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Paraná
• Rio Grande do Sul
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Oct-Mar (Argentina) Jan
• Jul
• Nov (Bolivia) Mar (Brazil) Jan
• May
• Oct
• Nov (Paraguay)

Fruiting Times

• May (Bolivia

Densely pubescent twining shrub or subshrub. Leaves 50mm x 36mm. Solitary axillary flowers or axillary umbels, 5-parted calyx, 20mm diameter yellow to orange fimbriate petals to 10mm. Winged seeds, fruit reddish tippedwith persistent style.

Further References

• Niedenzu
• SFA
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2