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Pleurisanthes flava

Botanic Family

Icacinaceae

Author

Sandwith

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• N. Brazil
• Guyana
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• primary forest
• secondary vegetation
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Mar
• May
• Sep
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb

Branched twining liana with tomentose young stems. Mucronate leaves to 140mm x 70mm, glabrous above & pubescent beneath. Racemes to 55mm long, white flowers with calyx 1.75mm wide with acute teeth, petals 2.5mm long. Scarlet fruit

Further References

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