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Maripa axilliflora

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Martius ex Meissner

Common Names

• Natem (Achual Jivaro)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• W. Brazil
• Ecuador
• E. Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed forest
• forest
• riverside.

Flowering Times

• Jan

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep

Glabrous twining liana with coriaceous leaves to 170mm x 75mm. Axillary racemes to 40mm long with bracts to 3mm long, white flowers, sepals to 6mm long, deeply lobed corolla to 12mm long. 25mm long blackish fruit with persistent calyx.

Further References

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