Hyperbaena domingensis (Dc.) Benth.

Forest snakevine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Hyperbaena

Characteristics

A vine or twining creeper. It grows 15 m long. It has several side branches. The leaves are alternate and broadly oval. They are 4-20 cm long by 3-12 cm wide. The flowering shoots have small white or green flowers. The fruit are oval and purple. They are 1.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Hyperbaena domingensis world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580887-1
WFO ID wfo-0000727224
COL ID 6N2B7
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INPN ID 629885
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Synonyms

Anelasma jamaicense Anelasma minutiflora Cocculus domingensis Hyperbaena domingensis Cocculus paniculiger Hyperbaena reticulata Anelasma domingense Anelasma minutiflorum Pachygone domingensis Pachygone graciliflora Hyperbaena graciliflora Menispermum domingense