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Macroptilium erythroloma

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Martius ex Bentham) Urban

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Bahia
• Goiás
• Minas Gerais
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland
• forest
• secondary forest
• roadside
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct
• Dec

Perennial twining climber densely hairy, striate stems sometimes glabrate. Leaflets to 50mm x 40mm. Inflorescence with bracts to 10mm long, red & blue flowers to 26mm, calyx 4mm long with 5 teeth. Rufous hairy fruit to 40mm long x 3mm

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE