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Asplundia cayapensis

Botanic Family

Cyclanthaceae

Author

Harling

Conservation Status

Vulnerable.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• W. Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest understorey
• streamside
• swamp forest
• forest remnants

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Oct (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Sep (Ecuador)

Hemi-epiphytic vine to 5m . Spirally arranged leaves, bilobed to 1/2 to 2/3 the length, blade to 1.2m. Pale yellow spadix, creamy spathes, white to yellow scented flowers with yellow bracts. Yellow-green fruit, infructescence to 50mm x 20mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew