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Paullinia caloptera

Botanic Family

Sapindaceae

Author

Radlkofer

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Pará - Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• riversides
• seasonally inundated areas
• floodplain forest

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Sep
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Dec

Glabrous liana with 5-foliolate pinnate leaves, dentate leaflets to 100mm x 35mm. Puberulent thyrse to 120mm long, scented white flowers, pulverulent sepals to 3mm long. Red fruit with wing-like margins, 20mm long x 12mm wide.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE