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Schwartzia spiciflora

Botanic Family

Marcgraviaceae

Author

(A. Jussieu) Bedell

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Venezuela
• Leeward Islands
• Trinidad
• Guyana
• Guadeloupe
• Windward Islands

Natural Habitats

• Montane woodland

Flowering Times

• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• May
• Jul

Epiphytic root-climbing shrub or liana with coriaceous leaves, racemes to 260mm long of numerous dull pale reddish flowers with bracts, stamens to 18, red fruit

Further References

• Mobot
• Botanicus
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• Smithsonian