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Souroubea guianensis
Souroubea guianensis
- Botanic Family
- Marcgraviaceae
- Author
- Aublet
- Conservation Status
- Vulnerable
Common Names
- Karakara (Guyana)
- Manni (Guyana)
- Souroubea (Guyana)
Geographical Habitats
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
- Acre
- Amapá
- Amazonas
- Bahia
- Pará
- Pernambuco
- Rondonia
- Roraima - Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragaua
- Panama
- Peru
- Suriname
- Venezuela
Natural Habitats
- Riverside
- forest remnants
- mixed forest
- forest edge
- floodplain forest
- disturbed forest
- tropical rain forest. coastal
Flowering Times
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Fruiting Times
Hemi-epiphytic root-climber or large woody vine, shrub or tree with large aerial roots. Mucronate coriaceous leaves to 100mm x 50mm. Many-flowered terminal racemes or spikes 200mm long with 40mm red 3-parted bracts, yellow flowers strongly sweet-scented, sepals 3mm x 4mm, fleshy yellow or orange petals to 9mm long. 5-ridged, 5-celled fruit.
Further References
- Menninger 1970
- NHN
- Mobot
- NYBG
- FB
- The Plant List 2
- Botanicus
- FOPE
- Standley