Teramnus uncinatus
Cresta De Gallo Blanco
Also known as: Dolichos uncinatus Sw. +7 more
- Dolichos uncinatus Sw.
- Glycine gilletii DeWild.
- Glycine lanceolifoliata DeWild.
- Glycine reducta DeWild.
- Glycine ringoetii DeWild.
- Glycine uncinata (L.) J.F.Macbr.
- Teramnus lanceolifoliatus (DeWild.) Baker.f.
- Teramnus uncitatus (L.) Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial.
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Teramnus uncinatus (commonly known as Cresta De Gallo Blanco) is a climbing plant within the Fabaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Bahamas, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms