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Oreopanax capitatus

Botanic Family

Araliaceae

Author

(Jacquin) Decaisne & Planchon

Common Names

• Palo de Viento (Dominican Republic)
• Vibona (Dominican Republic)

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Hispaniola
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Leeward Islands
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Venezuela
• Venezuelan Antilles
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Oct-Jul (Jamaica)

Fruiting Times

• Dec (Jamaica)

Climber, shrub or tree to 20m often epiphytic. Glabrous leaves. Few-flowered racemes or panicles, white or greenish flowers.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• SAFIO
• Standley