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Casimirella crispula

Botanic Family

Icacinaceae

Author

(R.A. Howard) R.A. Howard

Common Names

• Mairá (Venezuela
• Brazil)
• Maria (Brazil)
• Apolo (Brazil)
• Mandioca Ossu (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• savanna

Flowering Times

• Feb (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (Colombia)

Liana or slender shrub to 2m with sparsely pilose stems. Simple leaves pilose beneath to 130mm x 80mm. Axillary & terminal cymes, yellow flowers to 5mm across, calyx 4mm diameter with 5-6 strigose lobes 1.8mm x 1mm, petals strigose outside 4mm x 1.4mm with 5-6 lobes. Velvety pubescent brown drupe.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• Academia