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Calea prunifolia

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Tropical wet forest
• disturrbed vegetation

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec (Colombia) Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• Oct
• Dec (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• May (Colombia) feb (Costa Rica)

Twining herb or liana with glabrous stems to 6m. Leaves to 35mm x 26mm. Terminal umbels, scented flowers to 10mm long, yellow-orange corolla. Hispid black achenes.

Medicinal

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• NGSP
• Mobot