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Pleonotoma melioides

Botanic Family

Bignoniaceae

Author

(S. Moore) A.H. Gentry

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Moist forest
• woodland
• riverside
• spiny scrubland

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul

Glabrous trifid tendril liana or succulent vine with leaves to 200mm x 200mm, leaflets to 60mm x 30mm. Panicles to 60mm long. 35mm white flowers with yellow nectar guides, calyx to 8mm long, corolla tube 15mm x 3.5mm, abruptly expanded to 30mm x 16mm & spreading apex 40mm across. Capsule pale green to 350mm x 25mm.

Further References

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