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Pristimera austin-smithii

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

(Lundell) A.C. Smith

Common Names

• Pinche Caspi Ruya (Quichua)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador

Natural Habitats

• Primary forest
• rain forest

Flowering Times

• Feb (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• May
• Sep
• Oct

Liana or scandent woody shrub to 5m with glabrous branches & leaves. Leaves to 105mm x 38mm. Axillary glabrous few-flowered cymes to 25mm long, yellow-green to creamish flowers to 5mm wide, 5 sepals to 0.7mm long, 5 glabrous petals to 2mm long. Red fruit divided in three

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke