Araujia variegata (Griseb.) Fontella & Goyder belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Oxypetalum, W. D. Stevens 31002--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rio Paraguay bridge. 12 Mar 2011. 002 (17).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Araujia
Specific Epithet
variegata
Authorship
(Griseb.) Fontella & Goyder
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Nelida Soria, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Twining vine with milky sap, corolla green with purple in center of lobes, corona white, style apex very pale green.
