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Combretum llewelynii

Botanic Family

Combretaceae

Author

J.F. Macbride

Common Names

• Rabo de Waiwashi
• Cepillo de Boa
• Escobilla (Peru)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Seasonally inundated forest
• secondary forest
• riverside
• floodplain(varzea)

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Jul
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Liana. Leaves to 100mm x 50mm, glabrous above & rufo-lepidote beneath. Terminal spikes to 200mm long. Bright orange-red flowers with yellow stamens, reddish-lepidote calyx to 17mm long with triangular lobes to 6mm x 3mm, petals to 2mm long. Greenish-red fruit turning greenish-yellow to reddish-brown.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE