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Piptocarpha asterotrichia

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

(Poeppig) Baker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Minas Gerais
• Santa Catarina - Brazil
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• cloud forest
• riverside
• shrubland
• montane forest. secondary vegetation

Flowering Times

• Occasionally throughout year (Peru)

Fruiting Times

• Occasionally throughout year (Peru)

Large high-climbing liana to 15m or scandent or decumbent shrub. Toothed leaves to 190mm x 90mm, glabrous above, tomentose beneath. Axillary panicles to 200mm long & wide, of 4-10 heads with 11-35 florets, cream or white flowers to 17mm x 10mm, fragrant white corolla to 7.5mm long with lobes to 3mm long. Glabrous achenes to 4.5mm long with white pappus bristles to 8mm long.

Further References

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