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Plukenetia penninervia

Botanic Family

Euphorbiaceae

Author

Müller of Aargau

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• thickets
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jan-Jun (Nic) Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jan-Jun (Nic)

Liane or twining woody vine with racemes of 1.5mm green to pink flowers, glabrous fruit capsule to 15mm diameter, young parts becoming glabrous

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• FOG
• Kew