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Tontelea hondurensis

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

A.C. Smith

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Chiapas - Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside forest
• secondary forest
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Dec

Liana or tree with axillary inflorescences to 35mm long, fragrant flowers 2.5mm diameter, greenish-yellow becoming brown, fruit a drupe 40mm x 30mm, orange-yellow

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2