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Ayenia fulva

Botanic Family

Malvaceae

Author

(Poeppig) Christenhusz & Byng

Common Names

• Cipó Mutamba (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Acre
• Amazonas
• Rondonia - Brazil
• Colombia
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riversides
• seasonally inundated areas
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Oct (Brazil) Nov
• Dec (Peru)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar (Brazil) Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Jul (Peru)

High-twining unarmed liana or shrub with coriaceous glabrous leaves to 150mm x 70mm. Umbels to 6 flowers, purple flowers 4mm long or cream to yellow flowers, red at base, tomentulose calyx 4mm long, purple petals 4mm long with a claw. Spiny brownish capsule 15mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• FB
• Kew
• FOPE