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Tontelea mauritioides

Botanic Family

Celastraceae

Author

(A.C. Smith) A.C. Smith

Common Names

• Suelda (Colombia)
• Gouapeua (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Rondônia - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Guyana
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Riverside forest
• floodplain
• forest

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Apr
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Nov

Large woody liana with yellow fruit, green flowers in axillary inflorescences. Liana or shrub with lenticellate branches. Coriaceous leaves to 140mm x 75mm. Inflorescence to 25mm long, flowers to 3.5mm wide, petals to 2mm long. Blackish fruit to 35mm x 15mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• FOPE
• The Plant List 2