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Periandra coccinea

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Schrader) Bentham

Common Names

• Red Butterfly Pea
• Hot Lips

Geographical Habitats

• Bahia
• Ceará
• Distrito Federal
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraiba
• Pernambuco
• Piaui
• Rondonia - Brazil
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Apr

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous hairy twining perennial prostrate or climbing vine with 3-flowered inflorescence, red or purple flowers, hairy outside to 30mm long, leaves trifoliolate, all parts pubescent, legume 125mm long x 6mm, 3 leaflets, pubescent abov, rusty villis beneath on nerves

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• net
• Mobot
• Llamas 2003
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus