Stigmaphyllon ellipticum seeds grow into a climbing liana of the tropics, native to Mexico and Tropical America (genus range includes Mexico to Tropical America and beyond). Described by (Kunth) A.Juss. (Kunth originally named the species during his documentation of Humboldt and Bonpland’s collections; Adrien de Jussieu transferred it to Stigmaphyllon). The epithet ellipticum means ‘elliptic’, referring to the elliptic to ovate leaf shape. A vigorous liana to 12 m; bears clusters of bright yellow flowers with five distinctively fringed, dentate petals characteristic of the Malpighiaceae (butterfly orchid tree family); fruits are red-winged samaras dispersed by wind. Widely cultivated as an ornamental vine throughout the tropics and subtropics. Family Malpighiaceae.
Full sun; well-drained soils; warm tropical to subtropical conditions. Vigorous liana to 12 m or more; requires sturdy support. Drought-tolerant once established. Can flower after many years under cultivation.
Stigmaphyllon ellipticum the elliptic malpighia vine produces one of the most distinctive flower forms in the climbing plant world: the bright yellow petals of the Malpighiaceae, uniquely edged with delicate fringing teeth that identify the family at a glance, followed by clusters of reddish winged samaras that drift away on the wind from a vigorous liana capable of reaching 12 m in tropical gardens.
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