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Blepharodon bicolor

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Decaisne

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Amapá
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Piauí
• Tocantins - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• rain forest
• caatinga
• savanna

Flowering Times

• Mar-Apr (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

• Mar (Brazil)

Glabrous slender twining subshrub to 2m. Mucronate leaves to 50mm x 22mm. Extra-axillary umbels of 3-5 greenish brown flowers to 12mm diameter with 5 petals. Verrucose green fruit capsules to 80mm x 15mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• FB
• de Candolle
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• Fl. do Brasil
• NHN