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Salacia macrantha

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

A.C. Smith

Common Names

• Panao (Tacana)
• Chuchuhuasa (Espanol
• Quechua)
• Omentakawee (Huaorani)
• Omentaca (Huaorani)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• seasonally inundated areas
• cloud fores
• swamp edge

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Dec

Liana or tree with coriaceous leaves to 320mm x 115mm. Few flowered axillary fascicles or glomerules of white or cream to yellow flowers with orangish centre to 30mm wide, sepals to 4mm x 4mm, 5-6 yellow or greenish petals to 13mm x 10mm. Yellow rugose lenticellate fruit to 40mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FOPE
• The Plant List 2