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Ayenia piresii

Botanic Family

Malvaceae

Author

(Cristóbal) Christenhusz & Byng

Common Names

• Amaakai (Yekuana)

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Roraima - Brazil
• Colombia
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• riverside
• seasonally inundated forest

Flowering Times

• Nov (Brazil) Apr
• May
• Nov (Venenzuela)

Fruiting Times

• May

Woody high-climbing liana. Mucronate leaves to 140mm x 70mm. Greenish-yellow or white flowers, purplish-violet at base inside

Further References

• Mobot
• Kew
• NYBG