Yellow orchid vine
Callaeum macropterum

Family: Malpighiaceae

What it is like

A vine. It grows 10 m tall and 5 m wide. It is twining or trailing. The leaves are opposite and narrowly oval. They are 5-8 cm long and 3 cm wide. The flowers are yellow.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry forests and on rocky slopes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Mexico

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Gallinita

Synonyms

Hiraea macroptera DC.: Mascagnia macroptera Nied.; and others