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Marcgravia pedunculosa

Botanic Family

Marcgraviaceae

Author

Triana & Planchon

Common Names

• Coco ja'o (Secoya)

Geographical Habitats

• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Pará- Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Tropical rain forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Sep

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Oct

Hemi-epiphytic root-climbing liana, strangler. Lenticellate branchlets. Coriaceous leaves to 150mm x 60mm. Umbels with bracts, of up to 30 dull green flowers, puberulent sepals, puberulent corolla. Red to brown fruit 8mm across.

Further References

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