Amorimia coriacea
Amorimia coriacea
- Native to:
- Brazil
GBIF: Fabio Mostacato Bastos; Marcelo Nascimento, Haroldo Lima, Nerivaldo Antas






Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus:
- Amorimia
- Species:
- Amorimia coriacea
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 300 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
- Landscaping Shrub:
- Yes
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Cerrado species adapted to periodic fires, resprouts vigorously from woody base after burning. Fire maintains open habitat and promotes flowering.