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Oxypetalum gyrophyllum

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Farinaccio & Mello-Silva

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo - Brazil

Natural Habitats

• Coastal rain forest

Flowering Times

• Dec (Brazil)

Fruiting Times

Twining vine, stems puberulent to glabrate. Glabrate leaves to 75mm x 40mm. Extra-axillary racemes of 3-5 flowers, calyx lobes 4mm x 0.15mm, greenish-cream corolla with lilac at base with glabrate tube to 1.8mm long & twisted lobes 8.5mm x 2mm. Cream corona.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Novon
• Kew