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Tropaeolum peltophorum

Botanic Family

Tropaeolaceae

Author

Bentham

Common Names

• Sacha Machua (Ecuador)

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Peru
• Ecuador
• Chile

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed areas
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Sep
• Oct

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous pubescent prostrate or climbing vine with mucronate leaves to 30mm x 35mm. 25mm orange or scarlet flowers, sepals to 30mm x 4mm, dentate orange or scarlet lower petals

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Beckett 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE