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Chiococca phaenostemon

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Schlechtendal

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• pasture
• woodland
• forest edge
• lakeside
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug Jul-Sep (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Aug
• Sep
• Nov Jul-Aug & Jan
• Feb (Costa Rica)

Liana, scandent or erect shrub, tree or treelet to 14m with coriaceous glabrous leaves 130mm x 55m, axillary or terminal racemes or panicles to 120mm long with bracts to 2.5mm long, of scented white or yellow flowers, glabrous calyx 3mm long, glabrous yellowish-white corolla tube to 8mm long with 5 lobes 8mm long, glabrous flattened fruit a white berry 7mm x 6mm with persistent calyx

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• NAF
• Flora Costaricensis
• Standley
• Kew