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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 ↓

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

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