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Schlegelia scandens

Botanic Family

Schlegeliaceae

Author

(Briquet & Spruce) Sandwith

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• riverbank

Flowering Times

• Mar
• May
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Jul

Hemi-epiphytic liana with glabrous coriaceous leaves to 150mm long with recurved margins. Racemes to 90mm long, white flowers with pinkish centres, calyx 5mm x 8mm, corolla to 10mm with lobes 2mm long. Fleshy drupe 13mm diameter.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE