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Asplundia microphylla

Botanic Family

Cyclanthaceae

Author

(Oersted) Harling

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Cloud forest
• forest edge
• forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Sep (Costa Rica) Jul (Nicaragua) May
• Jul (Panama)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Aug (Nic) Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul (Costa Rica)

Tall hemi-epiphytic liana to 6m with glabrous bifid leaves to 250mm long, split to half length. Yellow inflorescence, green spadix to 30mm long, lemon-scented or lily-of-the-valley white flowers. 20-30 orange-red fruit.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Standley
• Kew
• VMNFK