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Elissarrhena solimoesana

Botanic Family

Menispermaceae

Author

(Moldenke) Wei Wang & R. Ortiz

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Rondônia - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• river valley

Flowering Times

• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec (Brazil)

Large woody vine with densely lenticellate glabrate branches. Glabrous leaves to 250mm x 104mm. Supra-axillary many-flowered inflorescence to 80mm long, white flowers, staminate flowers with 6 sepals, 3 outer sepals 1.5mm x 0.5mm, inner 3 1.9mm x 1.2mm, 5 petals to 0.7mm x 0.7mm. 30mm long paired glabrous drupes maturing yellow

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke