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Heteropsis flexuosa

Botanic Family

Araceae

Author

(Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth) G. S. Bunting

Common Names

• Yare
• Kamina
• Sherompetsa (Yanesha)
• Mibi (Arawak)
• Mamure (Venezuela)
• Nibi or Peeling Nibi (Creole)
• Mibi or Sarebanaro (Arawak)
• Akawari
• Simyo Sising (Carib)
• Ini (Waroa)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Moist forest
• riverside forest
• swampa forest
• secondary forest

Flowering Times

• All year (Guyana)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Hemi-epiphytic high-climbing woody root-climber with long aerial roots. Leathery leaves to 200mm x 50mm. Terminal inflorescence, green to white flowers, greenish-white spathe to 80mm becoming orange, spadix greenish- yellow to white to 50mm x 13mm. Fruiting spadix to 120mm x 40mm, yellow to orange to 120mm long, fruit to 8mm diameter

Aerial roots used for tying, furniture, weaving & construction, & as whips in schools. Edible fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• NHN
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Novon
• Kew
• FOPE
• Academia ResearchGate