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Matelea bicolor

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Britton & P. Wilson) Woodson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• SE. Cuba

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas

Flowering Times

• May-Jul (Cuba)

Fruiting Times

Twiner with striate pilose stems. Glabrous leaves to 50mm x 25mm. Leaf-opposed few-flowered inflorescence with bracts to 1.5mm long. Glabrous sepls to 4.5mm x 1.8mm, yellow corolla to 14mm long with lobes 6mm wide.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• SAFIO
• The Plant List 2
• Kew