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Nissolia fruticosa

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Jacquin

Common Names

• Box-ak
• Gallito
• Hierba del Tamagas
• Riatilla

Geographical Habitats

• N. Argentina
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Acre
• Mato Grosso do Sul - Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• disturbed areas.

Flowering Times

• May-Aug

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Jan

Twining woody glabrous climber with imparipinnate leaves with usually 5 mucronate leaflets to 70mm long, pubescent beneath. Axillary or terminal racemes or fascicles of white or yellow flowers to 10mm long, calyx 3mm long. Legume 18mm x 12mm terminating in wing 25mm x 15mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• ILDIS
• FOPE
• Standley