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Banisteriopsis wilburii
Banisteriopsis wilburii
- Botanic Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Author
- B. Gates
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Panama
Natural Habitats
- Rain forest
- disturbed vegetation
- cloud forest
Flowering Times
- Feb
- Mar
- Jun
- Sep (Colombia) Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec (Panama)
Fruiting Times
- Feb
- Mar
- May (Colombia) Feb
- Apr (Panama)
Woody twining vine to 9m with glabrate stems. Coriaceous leaves to 151mm x 84mm, glabrate above tomentose beneath. 4-flowered umbels to 200mm long with bracts & bracteoles to 1mm long, yellow flowers, sepals to 3.2mm x 2.5mm, laciniate petals to 8.5mm x 8mm, posterior petals to 7mm x 5mm. Nut 6mm x 5mm, red wing to 26mm x 13mm.
Further References
- Mobot
- Neotrop
- The Plant List 2
- Duke Herbarium