Hippocratea volubilis

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 1191. 1753.

Common names: Medicine vine
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 119.
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Vines 20–25 m. Stems much-branched, ascending, green. Leaves: blade elliptic to ovate or obovate, 5–14 × 2–8 cm. Inflorescences 4–12 cm, brownish tomentulose or puberulent. Flowers 4–8 mm diam.; sepals 0.5–1.2 mm; petals 2.5–4 mm. Capsules 4–8 × 1.5–5 cm. Seeds 1.3–2.5 × 4–7 mm, wing obovate-oblong, 2–4 cm.


Phenology: Flowering spring–summer; fruiting fall–winter.
Habitat: Hammocks, stream banks, shores, mangrove and hardwood swamps.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

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Fla., s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America.

Discussion

Hippocratea volubilis often climbs to the tops of trees, binding itself and the supporting vegetation into an impenetrable network.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Jinshuang Ma +
Linnaeus +
Medicine vine +
Fla. +, s Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +  and South America. +
0–10 m. +
Hammocks, stream banks, shores, mangrove and hardwood swamps. +
Flowering spring–summer +  and fruiting fall–winter. +
Illustrated +
Hippocratea volubilis +
Hippocratea +
species +