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Lacmellea edulis

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

H. Karsten

Common Names

• Chicle
• Bacuri
• Binbicho(Quichua)
• Bimbichu (Quichua)
• Ciruela

Geographical Habitats

• Pará - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• floodplain
• primary forest.

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Thorny, scandent shrub or tree with leaves to 100mm x 40mm. 5-23 flowered inflorescence, cream flowers, calyc lobes to 1.8mm x 2mm, corolla tube 15mm long, glabrous outside with lobes to 7mm x 3mm. 25mm long yellow fruit

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew