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Maripa peruviana

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Ooststroom

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• floodplain

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct

Glabrous liana with leaves to 85mm x 45mm. Few to 8-flowered terminal & axillary umbels or cymes, violet or purple flowers with ruffled edges, sepals to 7mm long. Green fruit to 25mm x 13mm

Further References

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