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Gesneria ventricosa

Botanic Family

Gesneriaceae

Author

Swartz

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Jamaica
• Leeward Islands
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul (Guadeloupe)
• Sep (Martinique)

Fruiting Times

Scandent or erect shrub to 5m. Glabrous coriaceous leaves to 227mm long. Glabrous flowers in 2-5 flowered inflorescence with bracts, calyx lobes to 23mm long, orange to red tubular corolla to 40mm x 13mm. Fruit a capsule

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Smithsonian
• SAFIO