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Ayenia melantha

Botanic Family

Malvaceae

Author

(Martius ex K. Schumann) Christenhusz & Byng

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Pará
• Rondônia - Brazil
• N. Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• inundated forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

• Feb (Peru)

Armed shrub or climbing shrub, stems with thorns to 1mm long. Lraves to 95mm x 55mm, purple-black beneath. Umbels to 4-flowered of purple-black flowers to 4mm long, calyx 4mm long, petals 4mm long, tube 1mm long. Spiny round green capsule.

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• Fl do Brasil
• Kew