Fairchild Botanic Garden
Fairchild Botanic Garden
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Taxon
Combretum
rotundifolium
Common name:
Monkey Brush (English)
Family:
Combretaceae (Indian Almond)
Distribution:
Colombia, N-Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Bolivia, Venezuela
Life form:
Vine/liana
Description:
Monkey's brush is a vining shrub with amazing bright orange-red inflorescences at the branch tips. It is native to tropical South America, and blooms in late winter/early spring here in South Florida. Prefers a well draining soil and full sun to partial shade.
Locations
1:
Plot 138b
(138B)
• Accession: 61207 • Origin: Brazil
2:
Plot 4
(4)
• Accession: 61207 • Origin: Brazil
Area
Individual