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Asplundia ferruginea

Botanic Family

Cyclanthaceae

Author

Grayum & Hammel

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• remnant florest
• swamp forest

Flowering Times

• Feb- Apr(Nicaragua)

Fruiting Times

• Jul (Costa Rica)

Large epiphytic root climbing vine to 6m. Glabrous leaves to 770mm long, bifid to 3/4 length, segments to 1450mm wide. Axillary inflorescence with white spathe, 50mm creamy yellow spadix, sweet night-scented flowers. Infructescence to 70mm x 30mm, yellow-orange fruit.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• MPCR
• Jstor