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Matelea variifolia

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Schlechter) Woodson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Puerto Rico

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• forest
• montane shrubland

Flowering Times

• Mar-Oct (Puerto Rico)

Fruiting Times

High-climbing herbaceous twiner with puberulous stems. Glabrous leaves to 200mm x 90mm. Axillary few-flowered umbels or cymes of dark green flowers with white veining, or pale green with dark veining, sepals 3mm x 1.5mm, corolla to 17mm diameter, 5-lobed corona 5mm long with lobes 1.5mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• VOPR
• SAFIO
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew