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Polystemma guatemalense

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Schlechter) W.D. Stevens

Propagation

S.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• C. Mexico
• Nicaragua

Natural Habitats

• Savanna margin
• forest
• primary forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Twining vine or scandent subshrub with hirsute stems. Leaves to 60mm x 40mm, glabrous above & pilose beneath. 1-3 flowered inflorescence, white flowers striped brown or pale lavender, calyx lobes 8mm long, corolla to 24mm wide. Follicle to 140mm long

Further References

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