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Coussapoa ovalifolia

Botanic Family

Urticaceae

Author

Trécul

Common Names

• Mata Palo (Bolivia)
• Matapalo Negro (Spanish)
• Shrite (Tacana)
• Yaquehue (Huaorani)
• Encayon (Huaorani)
• Kããsuã (Achual Jívaro)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Acre - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Panama
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• riverine forest
• floodplain
• disturbed fores
• seasonally inundated forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Sep
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Oct
• Dec

Hemi-epiphytic pubescent climbing liana or tree, strangler, large leaves to 150mm x 100mm, glabrous except puberulent on nerves beneath. Pistillate cymose corymbs or umbellate cymes, puberulent yellow flowers with red stamens. 30mm long red-purple to brown fruit

Medicinal uses for latex

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE