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Hillia tetrandra

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

Swartz

Propagation

S.

Conservation Status

Critically endangered

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Hispaniola
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Moist forest
• primary forest
• montane shrubland

Flowering Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul

Fruiting Times

• Dec-Mar

Epiphytic herb, vine or shrub with tuberous roots, leaves 70mm x 35mm, inflorescence with bracts, 50mm white or yellowish flowers, corolla tube to 80mm x 4mm with 5 lobes 25mm long, fruit capsule to 80 x 7mm

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• NAF
• Kew