Gouania lupuloides
Chewstick, White Root
Other regional names: Whiteroot
- Whiteroot
Also known as: Banisteria lupuloides L. +17 more
- Banisteria lupuloides L.
- Gouania glabra Jacq.
- Gouania glabriuscula Stokes
- Gouania lupuloides var. aptera Urb.
- Gouania lupuloides var. lupuloides
- Gouania lupuloides var. parvifolia Hadac
- Gouania paniculata Spreng.
- Gouania pubescens var. martinicensis Poir., 1812
- Gouania virgata Reissek
- Gouania virgata var. brasiliensis Reissek
- Gouania viridis Brandegee
- Lupulus lupulodes var. domingensis (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Lupulus lupulodes var. tomentosus (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Lupulus lupuloides (L.) Kuntze
- Lupulus lupuloides subsp. heterocarpus Kuntze
- Lupulus lupuloides var. domingensis (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Lupulus lupuloides var. lupuloides
- Rhamnus domingensis Jacq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rhamnaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub or liana.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Gouania lupuloides (commonly known as Chewstick or White Root) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Rhamnaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Trinidad-Tobago