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Decalobanthus pacificus

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Ooststroom) A.R. Simões & Staples

Cultivated

C, edible tubers

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Caroline Islands
• Fiji
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands
• Vanuatu

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• rainforest

Flowering Times

• Apr

Fruiting Times

Tall twining vine with mucronate leaves to 140mm x 110mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy. Axillary inflorescence to 200mm long with bracts, of 50mm white flowers with yellow centre, mucronulate sepals to 12mm long, corolla to 50mm long, dark brown capsule 20mm long

Naturalised in Indonesia

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• NYBG
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS
• Kew