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Guettarda pohliana

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Müller of Aargau

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Distrito Federal
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Minas Gerais
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Suriname

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• forests
• secondary vegetation
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug

Liana, scandent shrub or tree to 5.5m with spines, Pilose leaves to 130mm long. Many-flowered cymes, white flowers with calyx to 2mm long, greyish silky corolla with tube to 20mm long & 5-8 lobes 6mm long. Purple or bright red velvety fruit to 14mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew