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Tetracera portobellensis

Botanic Family

Dilleniaceae

Author

Beurling

Common Names

• Raspa-guacal (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Colombia

Natural Habitats

• Moist forest
• riverside
• coastal thickets

Flowering Times

• Feb-Sep (Nic) Nov

Fruiting Times

• Feb-May) Nic

Large liana or shrub with serrated leaves. Terminal or axillary inflorescences to 200mm long or 5mm wide white or yellow dioecious flowers, fruit a follicle to 9mm long, red arils,

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• Standley