Hippocratea volubilis
Medicine Vine
Also known as: Bejuco pendulus Loefl. +16 more
- Bejuco pendulus Loefl.
- Hippocratea acutiflora Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Hippocratea aubletiana Miers
- Hippocratea cearensis Miers
- Hippocratea copiosiflora Miers
- Hippocratea diffusa Miers
- Hippocratea discolor G.Mey.
- Hippocratea discolor Seem.
- Hippocratea divaricata Miers
- Hippocratea elliptica Kunth
- Hippocratea hilariana Miers
- Hippocratea infuscata Miers
- Hippocratea laevigata Vahl
- Hippocratea lonchophylla Miers
- Hippocratea meizantha Blake
- Hippocratea obcordata Lam.
- Hippocratea ovalifolia Miers
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Celastraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub or liana.
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Hippocratea volubilis (commonly known as Medicine Vine) is a climbing shrub within the Celastraceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry 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, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.