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Caiophora scarlatina

Botanic Family

Loasaceae

Author

Urban & Gilg

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Rocky slopes
• cloud forest remnants

Flowering Times

• Jan (Peru) Dec (Bolivia)

Fruiting Times

Scandent with densely pilose sparsely setose stems. Pinnate-serrate leaves to 160mm x 70mm, grey-pilose on both sides. Orange or scarlet 6-parted flowers, calyx tube to 10mm x 10mm with dentate lobes to 15mm x 5mm, petals to 25mm x 25mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• BJS