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Marcgravia trinitatis

Botanic Family

Marcgraviaceae

Author

C. Presl

Common Names

• Shingle Plant
• Uwe (Achual Jivaro)
• Bejuco de Rana
• Pegapalma
• Bejuco de Paloma
• Bejuco de Lira
• Bejuco de Sapo

Geographical Habitats

• West Indies
• Colombia
• Peru
• Windward Islands
• Bolivia
• Mato Grosso
• Pará - Brazil
• Leeward Islands
• Trinidad
• Antilles
• Puerto Rico
• Cuba
• Venezuela
• Jamaica
• Hispaniola

Natural Habitats

• Riverine forest
• forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr mar-Dec (VOPR)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov Feb-May (Puerto Rico)

Epiphytic liana with adventitious roots or tree with glabrous leathery leaves to 120mm x 35mm. Few-flowered umbels or racemes with bracts, of 16mm green to white flowers forming calyptra 10mm wide 36-40 filments per flower. Light brown fruit 20mm diameter with a red seed, edible pulp.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• VOPR
• Smithsonian
• FOPE