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Common Vines & Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

This guide provides an overview of the most commonly encountered vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is based on the comprehensive guide by Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez. The pdf of the original work, which has additional information and illustrations as well as a ...more ↓

Amphilophium lactiflorum 1
Distictis lactiflora
Asparagus Fern 2
Asparagus setaceus
Barbieria pinnata 1
Beach Bean 3
Canavalia rosea
Beach Morning Glory 4
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Bengal trumpet 5
Thunbergia grandiflora
Bitter Melon 6
Momordica charantia
Black-eyed Susan Vine 7
Thunbergia alata
Butterfly Pea 8
Centrosema virginianum
Cayaponia americana 1
Creeping cucumber 9
Melothria pendula
Cynophalla flexuosa 1
Dicranopteris pectinata 10
Dolichandra unguis-cati 2
Gallitos 10
Centrosema pubescens
Hairypod Cowpea 9
Vigna luteola
Hylocereus trigonus 1
Ipomoea fimbriosepala 1
Ipomoea repanda 1
Least Snoutbean 11
Rhynchosia minima
Littlebell 12
Ipomoea triloba
Lomariopsis sorbifolia 13
Marcgravia trinitatis 1
Matelea maritima 14
Mimosa ceratonia 1
Mirliton 15
Sechium edule
Myriopus volubilis 1
Neorudolphia volubilis 1
Paper-flower 16
Bougainvillea glabra
Passiflora pallida 1
Passiflora rubra 17
Passion Fruit 18
Passiflora edulis
Schlegelia brachyantha 1
Securidaca virgata 1
Serjania polyphylla 1
Smilax coriacea 1
Sorrelvine 19
Cissus trifoliata
Sphagneticola ulei 1
Sticherus bifidus 13
Stigmaphyllon emarginatum 1
Stinking Passionflower 20
Passiflora foetida
Tournefortia bicolor 13
Varronia polycephala 1
ahuichichi 1
Cayaponia racemosa
ak'il-makal 21
Dioscorea alata
asumiate 22
Mikania cordifolia
bejuco campana 1
Pentalinon luteum
bejuco colorado 1
Hippocratea volubilis
bejuco de agua 1
Chamissoa altissima
bejuco leñatero 1
Gouania lupuloides
bejuco negro 1
Trichostigma octandrum
canchak-ché 19
Chiococca alba
colorín 23
Cissampelos pareira
creeping beggarweed 24
Desmodium incanum
cuaan 25
Cuscuta americana
drooping forked fern 26
Dicranopteris flexuosa
escobillo 13
Heteropterys laurifolia
frijolillo de monte 2
Macroptilium lathyroides
kudzu tropical 27
Pueraria phaseoloides
moradilla 28
Merremia umbellata
quiebraplato 21
Ipomoea tiliacea
uva 2
Cissus verticillata

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