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Heteropterys tomentosa

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

A. Jussieu

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Sáo Paulo - Brazil
• Colombia
• Paraguay
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• gallery forest edge
• seasonally inundated areas

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• Jun

Liana or shrub with reddish tomentose branchlets becoming glabrate, tuberculate branches. Leaves to 130mm x 80mm. Umbels or corymbs of 4-10 flowers, with bracteoles to 5mm long, 20mm diameter pink or yellow very fragrant flowers with bracts & bractlets to 2mm long. Green fruit turning brown, wings red-brown to 35mm x 17mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Niedenzu
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE