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Combretum argenteum

Botanic Family

Combretaceae

Author

Bertoloni

Common Names

• Chupamiel
• Peineta
• Sepillo
• Peine de Mico
• Papamiel

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Large woody trailing or climbing vine with leaves to 150mm x 55mm, glabrous above & pilose beneath. Panicles of yellow flowers with white calyx tube, pilose calyx to 5mm long. Crimson fruit 20mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Standley