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Paederia brasiliensis

Botanic Family

Rubiaceae

Author

(Hooker f.) Puff

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• NW. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• forests
• hedges

Flowering Times

• Apr
• May
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• May
• Jun

Twining nealry glabrous liana with furrowed stem. Leaves to 100mm long. Axillary corymbs of greenish-cream flowers tinged red to purplish, foetid odour, deep purple or reddish corolla to 8m long. Fruit to 13mm long.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOPE
• Kew