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Prestonia vaupesiana

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

Woodson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• SE. Colombia
• S. Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• Jul
• Aug

Fruiting Times

• Apr

Glabrous twining shrub with leaves to 120mm x 60mm. Many-flowered corymbs with tiny bracts. Yellow flowers tinted reddish-brown, calyx to 8mm long, pink corolla with tube 15mm x 2.5mm, lobes to 9mm long. Falcate dark purple-brown follicles.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• HUBM