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Metastelma bahamense

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Grisebach

Common Names

• Bahaman Milkweed

Geographical Habitats

• Bahamas
• Cuba
• Florida - U.S.A

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

High-climbing twiner with nearly glabrous stems. Mucronate glabrous leaves to 25mm x 6mm. 3-6 flowered cymes or umbels, white fleshy 5-parted corolla to 5mm long with lobes white tomentose within. Dark purplish glabrous striate follicles to 65mm long.

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOSEUS
• SAFIO
• Kew