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Stigmaphyllon tomentosum

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

A. Jussieu

Common Names

• Sipo de Batata (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Mato Grosso
• Minas Gerais
• Paraná
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rio de Janeiro
• São Paulo - Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay

Natural Habitats

• Forest edge
• forest coastal forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• May
• Jul
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Feb

Liana or scandent shrub with younger parts tomentose. Mucronate leaves with red tomentum to 120mm x 100mm. 5-15 flowered terminal or axillary umbels, corymbs or panicles with bracts & bractlets to 1.5mm long. Vivid yellow flowers to 30mm diameter, red on edges, fimbriate petals to 8mm diameter with claws 4mm long. Fruit green with red-tipped wings 40mm x 40mm,

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• FB
• Niedenzu
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE