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Caiophora pterosperma

Botanic Family
Loasaceae
Author
(Ruiz & Pavon ex G. Don) Urban & Gilg
Conservation Status
Vulnerable

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Herbaceous hispid climbing vine with pinnatifid toothed leaves to 140mm x 70mm, setose above & pilose beneath. Axillary inflorescences of orange flowers to 70mm long, setose calyx, tube to 7mm x 5mm with dentate lobes to 10mm x 1.5mm, villose orange petals to 20mm x 14mm with serrate margins. Winged seeds, capsule to 29mm x 10mm.

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