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Russelia contrerasii

Botanic Family

Plantaginaceae

Author

B.L. Turner

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Guatemala
• Chiapas - Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Lakeside forest
• montane rainforest

Flowering Times

• Dec (Guatemala

Fruiting Times

• Dec (Guatemala)

Woody vine with glabrate stems. Leaves to 100mm x 80mm, mostly glabrous above, minutely punctate beneath. Terminal panicles to 100mm x 100mm, flower calyx 3.4mm long, red corolla to 16mm x 5mm with lobes to 4mm long. Woody capsule 8mm x 5mm.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke