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Blepharodon amazonicum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Bentham) Fontella & Marquete

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• W. Brazil
• SE. Colombia
• E. Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest margin
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May

Fruiting Times

High-twining glabrous subshrub. Mucronate leaves to 125mm x 40mm. Axillary cymes of 4-6 flowers. Pale yellow flowers tinted purple outside, white corona with yellow mouth, corolla to 12mm diameter with 5-parted flowers. Fruit a follicle.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• IP