Trichostigma octandrum
Basket Wiss, Hoop Vine
Other regional names: Hoopvine +1 more
- Hoopvine
- White Hoop
Also known as: Rivina americana Raf. +14 more
- Rivina americana Raf.
- Rivina dodecandra Jacq.
- Rivina dodecandra Jaqc.
- Rivina ehrenbergiana Klotzsch ex Moq.
- Rivina humilis var. scandens L.
- Rivina moritziana Klotzsch ex Moq.
- Rivina mutisii Willd.
- Rivina mutisii Willd. ex Schult.
- Rivina octandra L.
- Rivina octandra var. obtusifolia Moq.
- Rivina scandens Mill.
- Trichostigma octandrum f. hirsuta Kitan.
- Trichostigma rivinoides A.Rich.
- Villamilla octandra (L.) Hook.fil.
- Villamillia octandra (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Petiveriaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Trichostigma octandrum (commonly known as Basket Wiss or Hoop Vine) is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Petiveriaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
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, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.