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Ischnosiphon puberulus

Botanic Family

Marantaceae

Author

Loesener

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

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

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Oct-Nov

Fruiting Times

Rhizomatous liana with leaves to 200mm x 80mm, puberulent beneath. Terminal racemes to 250mm long with 5-8 bracts 35mm long, yellow, red and violet flowers, sepals 20mm long, purplish corolla with tube 30mm long & lobes to 15mm long.

Further References

• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew