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Dioclea mollicoma

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Ducke

Common Names

• Ojo de Buey
• Ojo de Mono

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas - Brazil
• S. Colombia
• Dominica
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverine forest

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Jul
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Oct

Liana with 3 pilose leaflets to 160mm x 100mm, racemes with bracts to 20mm long, violet flowers with a yellow spot in centre, 4-lobed silky calyx to 15mm long, reddish-violet petals with yellow spot at base, pod to 130mmx 60mm, herbaceous vine

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Smithsonian