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Klaprothia mentzelioides

Botanic Family

Loasaceae

Author

Kunth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Mexico
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest
• streamside
• forest
• disturbed areas
• riverside
• cloud forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Aug

Sometimes climbing but usually prostrate twining herb with terminal corymbs to 150mm long, up to 6 flowers, white flowers, petals to 8mm long, fruit a capsule up to 7mm x 4mm, sticky (poss. prickly) fruits, sharply toothed leaves

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus