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Banisteriopsis malifolia

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

(Nees & Martius) B. Gates

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Distrito Federal
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Pernambuco
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• scrubland
• shrubland
• coastal forest

Flowering Times

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

Fruiting Times

• Jun

Scandent or erect tomentose shrub to 4m. Leaves to 35mm x 22mm tomentose beneath. Axillary or terminal umbels or panicles of white or pink flowers aging cream or white 30mm across, petals to 13mm spotted red & white

Fruit edible

Further References

• Sturtevant 1919
• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• FB
• Niedenzu
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• Mobot
• MNHN