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Asplundia xiphophylla

Botanic Family

Cyclanthaceae

Author

Harling

Common Names

• Too-wadá (Mayongong)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• forest
• swamp forest

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Oct
• Nov (Peru) Jul (Brazil) Sep (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Apr
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Climbing hemi-epiphyte to 15m. Bifid leaves to 650mm long, segments to 70mm wide. White flowers, staminate flowers 3mm x 2mm, pistillate flowers 3mm diameter with tepals 2mm x 1.5mm, spadix to 50mm x 25mm with berries 5mm x 5mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• CPLC . SciELO