Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Malpighiaceae

Genus:

Amorimia

Species:

Amorimia camporum

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Vine

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Ground Cover:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, native pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Resprouts vigorously from underground woody rootstock (xylopodium) after fire, a common adaptation in Cerrado subshrubs. Benefits from periodic burning that maintains open savanna habitat.