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Dilkea retusa

Botanic Family

Passifloraceae

Author

Masters

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Amapá
• Amazonas - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Guyana
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Seasonally inundated areas
• forest
• primary rain forest
• secondary forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Tendril liana, subshrub or treelet with simple to bifid tendrils or shrub. Coriaceous cuneiform leaves to 200mm x 110mm. White flowers, sepals & petals to 30mm long, outer corona filaments to 25mm long, inner filaments to 10mm long. Yellow-orange fruit to 25mm x 45mm .

Further References

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