Gouania polygama (Jacq.) Urb.

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Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Gouania

Characteristics

A creeper. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 4-15 m long. It has tendrils. The stems are greyish and 3 cm across. The branches are green and have a rusty coating. The leaves are alternate and 7-15 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The flowers are in groups 15-18 cm long. The leaves are 3 winged. The seeds are oval and light brown. They are 3 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are used like hops to flaviour beer.
Uses bee plant food food additive invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Dentifrice (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Stomatitis (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Venereal (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Gouania polygama habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Gouania polygama habit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Gouania polygama leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Gouania polygama leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Gouania polygama leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Flower

Gouania polygama flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Gouania polygama world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, El Salvador, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112865-2
WFO ID wfo-0000708344
COL ID 3H4Q6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629784
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rhamnus polygama Gouania martinicensis Gouania polygama Gouania ulmifolia Gouania ursinicarpa Gouania crenata Gouania pubescens Gouania tomentosa Gouania crenata var. cordifolia Lupulus lupulodes var. tomentosus