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Ayenia pescapriifolia

Botanic Family

Malvaceae

Author

(Britton) Christenhusz & Byng

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• N. Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• forests
• riversides
• seasonally inundated areas

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr

Fruiting Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov

Glabrous shrub or twining liane with thorny stems. Leaves to 170mm x 120mm. Yellow flowers in axillary cymes. Green spiny fruit maturing brown 20mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Kew
• FOPE
• P et B