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Paullinia acutangula

Botanic Family

Sapindaceae

Author

(Ruiz & Pavon) Persoon

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• N. Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• disturbed areas
• seasonally inundated areas
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Jul
• Nov
• Dec

High-climbing hairy liana wit 4-5 angled hirsute branches. 5-foliolate pinnate leaves, glabrous above & hirsute beneath, serrated leaflets to 200mm x 90mm with mucronulate teeth. Axillary racemes or hirsute panicles of white flowers with hooked tendrils at base, sepals 4mm long. Red fruit, capsule winged at apex 20mm x 20mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOPE