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Paullinia pinnata - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Erin Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Inflorescence - Click to enlarge!

Inflorescence; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Top and lower side of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Top and lower side of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Ripe fruits - Click to enlarge!

Ripe fruits; Ayeniah, Greater Accra, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Erin Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Twig - Click to enlarge!

Twig; Ayeniah, Greater Accra, Ghana; 11/2008 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 7/2005 © Jörn Germer

Paullinia pinnata - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Erin Ijesha, Osun State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 297
Date of entry: 19.04.2006
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Bread And Cheese

Portuguese: Mata Fome

Spanish: Bejuco De Costilla

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Sapindales (72)

        Family: Sapindaceae (18)(family description)

          Genus: Paullinia (1)

            Epithet: pinnata L. (5)

pinnata => two rows of leaflets

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: yellow, beige, white

External links

Check for Paullinia pinnata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

Literature

  • [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.

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