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Diplopterys lutea

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

(Grisebach) W.R. Anderson & C. Cav. Davis

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• NW. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Paraiba
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio Grande
• Rondônia
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland
• disturbed areas
• riversides
• forest

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Sep

Scandent twining or erect shrub with umbels of 30mm diameter yellow flowers, red spot on one petal, fimbriate petals to 10mm, yellow fruits, samaras 20mm x 8mm, hairs on petioles

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Niedenzu
• The Plant List 2