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Marsdenia nicoyana

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Pittier

Common Names

• Bejuco de Sapo (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Nicaragua

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Apr (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Mar

Twining vine or non-twining climbing shrub with glabrous leaves to 100mm x 50mm. Axillary umbels with small villous bracteoles, 4mm calyx with 2mm wide lobes villous outside, creamy-white to yellow green flowers, corolla 7mm long, tube 3mm long, fruit a follicle to 140mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Fedde
• Standley
• Kew