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Ceratosanthes palmata

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Urban

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• NE. Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Lesser Antilles
• Netherlands Antilles
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela
• Venezuelan Antilles
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Apr
• May
• Jul
• Aug

Fruiting Times

Scandent shrub, simple tendrils, fleshy root, 27mm white flowers, male flowers in fascicles, & red fruit, palmate leaves, crenulated petals each with 2 horns towards apex

Further References

• Huxley 1992
• The Plant List 2
• RSNRV
• Botanicus