Orthomene schomburgkii (Miers) Barneby & Krukoff

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Orthomene

Characteristics

A vine or liana. The leaf stalks are reddish yellow. The flowers occur singly or in small groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit stalk is about 1.1 cm long and slender. There are 1-3 fruit. They are oblong and 2-4 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. They are greenish-yellow to range with white dots. The flesh is edible.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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A tropical plant. It grows along water courses.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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The fruit pulp is sweet and is eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Orthomene schomburgkii world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:176827-2
WFO ID wfo-0000388788
COL ID 74WLB
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INPN ID 915071
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Synonyms

Anomospermum schomburgkii Orthomene schomburgkii Anomospermum hostmannii Anomospermum lucidum Anomospermum oblongatum Anomospermum schomburgkii var. lucidum