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Cleobulia multiflora

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Martius ex Bentham

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bahia
• Espirito Santo
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraná
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Wet forest
• edge of riverine forest
• forest
• streamside
• shrubland
• mountains

Flowering Times

• Nov (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

• Nov (Brazil)

High-climbing tomentose liana with trifoliolate leaves, leaflets to 140mm x 100mm. Axillary inflorescence to 550mm long wuth bracts to 3mm long, of red, deep pink or purplish flowers 12mm long with bracteoles 2mm x 1mm, red, pink, lilac or purple standard to 12mm x 12mm, claw 4m long, wings 3mm x 2mm, keel 5mm x 6mm. Coriaceous flat olive-brown fruit 60mm x 20mm.

Further References

• NYBG
• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew