Malpighiaceae
Egg-leaf Amazonvine
Stigmaphyllon bannisterioides
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Stigmaphyllon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Egg-leaf Amazonvine
Synonyms
- Banisteria allophila Sieber ex A.Juss.
- Banisteria brachyptera DC.
- Banisteria calcitrapa Ham.
- Banisteria maritima Rich.
- Banisteria ovata Cav.
- Banisteria picta Kunth
- Banisteria umbellata Sieber ex A.Juss.
- Brachypterys borealis A.Juss.
- Brachypterys ovata (Cav.) Small
- Malpighia bannisterioides L.
- Stigmaphyllon heringerianum Paula & J.L.H.Alves
- Stigmaphyllon ovatum Nied.
Flowers
- In flower
- January, August (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.