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Bonamia agrostopolis

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Vellozo) Hallier f.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Distrito Federal
• Espírito Santo
• Minas Gerais
• Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Paraguay

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• forest remnants
• shrubland
• cut-over woodland
• coastal woodland

Flowering Times

• Dec-Apr (Brazil)
• Mar (Paraguay) Mar-May (Bolivia)

Fruiting Times

• May
• Aug

Woody perennial high-climbing liana to 8m with twining tomentose becoming glabrescent lenticellate stems. Glabrescent mucronulate leaves to 160mm x 100mm. Many-flowered axillary or terminal panicles to 120mm long with bracts to 3.5mm long & 1mm bracteoles. White flowers, coriaceous sepals to 8mm x 8mm, glabrous or pilose white corolla with dark or purple eye, to 28mm long. Glabrous brown 4-valved capsule to 20mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• FB
• Fedde
• Kew