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Bunchosia mollis

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

Bentham

Common Names

• Ciruela Montañera (Venezuela)

Geographical Habitats

• Roraima - Brazil
• Colombia
• Guyana
• Venezuela
• Venezuelan Antilles

Natural Habitats

• Wooded savanna
• primary forest
• forest edge
• riverine forest
• scrub forest
• woodland edge
• disturbed forest

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Jun (Brazil) Apr (Venezuela)

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Jul (Brazil) May
• Jun
• Sep (Venezuela)

Sometimes scandent shrub, shrub or treelet, stems becoming glabtrate. Leaves to 125mm x 75mm, glabrescent above. Axillary racemes to 100mm with bracts, fragrant yellow flowers with bracteoles, to 30mm diameter, dentate petals to 8mm. Red fruit.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Niedenzu
• LJB
• The Plant List 2