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Ayenia gayana

Botanic Family

Malvaceae

Author

(A. St.-Hilaire) Christenhusz & Byng

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bahia
• Espírito Santo
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Wet forest
• riverine forest
• remnant forest
• cut-over woodland
• shrubland

Flowering Times

• Dec-Mar (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

Unarmed twining vine to 6m. Leaves to 100mm x 45mm. Axillary umbels with bracteoles to 20mm long, up to 8 dark purple flowers tipped yellow or cream or white flowers red or purple at base, petals 4.5mm long. Spiny fruit.

Further References

• NYBG
• Mobot
• FB
• Kew
• Botanicus
• FBM