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Ruthalicia longipes

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Hooker f.) C. Jeffrey

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Benin
• Cameroon
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Gulf of Guinea Islands
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria

Natural Habitats

• Swamp
• forest edges

Flowering Times

• May

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov

Herbaceous tendril liana with 5-lobed leaves to 125mm long, 60mm diameter bright red fruit, yellow flowers, male inflorescence with bracts

Further References

• Mobot
• FCP
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA