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Hawkesiophyton ochraceum

Botanic Family

Solanaceae

Author

(Cuatrecasas) A. Orejuela & C.I. Orozco

Propagation

C.S.

Hardiness Zone

Min13C

Common Names

• Ayahuasca (Inga)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• seasonally inundated areas
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Dec (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep

Epiphytic liana or shrub to 3m with glabrous coriaceous leaves. Axillary umbels of yellow to orange flowers, calyx red, corolla tube 8mm long, lobes 2mm long, 40mm yellow fruit

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• FP
• HUBM