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Mascagnia ovatifolia

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

(Kunth) Grisebach

Common Names

• Botones (Colombia)

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Paraná - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela
• Venezuelan Antilles

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Jul
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Apr
• May
• Jul
• Aug
• Oct
• Dec

Liana or woody vine twining with glabrous or pubescent coriaceous leaves to 150mm x 90mm. Axillary panicles or racemes of 20 violet, white, pink & pink with white edges or white flowers to 12.5mm diameter, bracts to 1.5mm long, bracteoles to 1mm longs, green sepals to 30mm long, 5 petals to 5mm long. White fruit, nut 3.5mm diameter, samaras to 30mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Fedde
• WRA
• Botanicus
• NAF
• Academia