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Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia

Botanic Family

Polygonaceae

Author

(Ortega) Meissner

Common Names

• Zarzaparrilla Colorada or Zarza Parrilla Colorada (Spanish)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
• Chile
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• riverside
• thicket
• lakeside
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Nov
• Dec

Twining robust liana. Leaves to 70mm x 20mm. Axillary lax racemes or spikes to 50mm long of cream or yellow to white-green flowers, pink or red fruit maturing translucent

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Huxley 1992
• FB
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• Academia