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Mansoa angustidens

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

Bureau & K. Schumann

Propagation

C.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental, fruit

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapa
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceara
• Maranhao
• Para
• Paraiba
• Piauí
• Pernambuco
• Rio Grande
• Rondonia
• Roraima
• Sergipe
• Tocantins - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• scrubland
• riverine forest

Flowering Times

• May-Jan
• Mar (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

• Dec (Brazil)

Tendril vine with axillary racemes to 30mm long of 56mm long deep magenta flowers white at base of tube with 15mm lobes

Vegetation smells strongly of onions.

Cultivated for medicinal uses. Used as condiment

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Kew