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Piptadenia uaupensis

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Spruce ex Bentham

Common Names

• Dacamentogue (Huaorani)
• Genome (Huaorani)
• Chiquipo (Quichua)

Geographical Habitats

• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Pará - Brazil
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• forests
• riversides

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• May
• Jun
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• May
• Sep

Tall woody spiny liana, somewhat puberulent with angled armed branches with recurved prickles. Bipinnate leaves of 2-3 pairs with 2-4 pairs of mucronulate puberulent leaflets to 50mm x 40mm. Terminal puberulent panicles to 40mm long of scented yellow flowers, pubescent calyx, 5 orange-yellow-green petals pubescent outside. Green to red-brown fruits

Further References

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