The Yasuní National Park. Liana diversity plot no. 1, humid ridge-side
Coordinates
0° 40' s 76° 24' w
Minimum elevation (m)
240
Maximum elevation (m)
240
Start date
1996/07/11
End date
1996/07/21
Family
Acanthaceae
Identification
Mendoncia bivalvis (L. f.) Merr.
Determined by
Identification qualifier
Field notes
Mendoncia cf. bivalvs, but see also M. hirsuta (Poepp.) Nees. Scrambler. Loosely twining clockwise, no spines, tendrils etc. No smell or latex. The two species are difficult to separate.