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Mikania ovalis

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

(Kuntze) Grisebach

Common Names

• Wappe-montagne

Geographical Habitats

• Leeward Islands
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (Leeward Islands)

Fruiting Times

Twining vine with glabrous stems. Coriaceous glabrous leaves to 60mm x 45mm. terminal & axilalry corymbose racemes or panicles to 50mm diameter with bracts, flowerheads with 7-12 flowers 2.5mm long, 5-lobed corolla. Glabrous achenes to 2.5mm long

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FBWI
• Smithsonian
• SAFIO