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Waltheria viscosissima

Botanic Family

Sterculiaceae

Author

A. St. Hilaire

Common Names

• Malva-branca (Brazil)
• Malva Prieta (Brazil)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Guyana
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Scrubland
• montane areas
• gallery forest
• disturbed areas

Flowering Times

• Dec
• Jun (Paraguay)

Fruiting Times

Shrub or subshrub to 2m, erect, reclining or clambering with red-pilose stems. Leaves to 110mm x 70mm with serrate or dentate margins, pubescent above & white-tomentose beneath. Paired inflorescence, yellow-orange petals to 10mm x 5mm. Capsule 4mm x 2.7mm.

Further References

• Bonplandia