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Dioclea macrocarpa

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Huber

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• seasonally inundated areas
• riverside.

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jul
• Aug
• Nov

Stout mostly glabrous liane. trifoliolate leaves, leaflets to 160mm x 90mm. CauliflorousiInflorescence with bractlets to 1.5mm long, scented pinkish-violet flowers, puberulent calyxtube 8mm long with teeth to 8mm long. Green fruits ripening orange-yellow to 300mm x 60mm.

Further References

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