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Hyperbaena domingensis
Forest snakevine is a woody climbing shrub, tree or trailing vine from the Caribbean and northern South America that can grow up to about 14 metres long. It does best with reliable moisture and climbing support in a warm, humid spot.
Hyperbaena domingensis, commonly known as forest snakevine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a climbing shrub, tree, or vine, with greenish-yellow, greenish-brown, or white flowers. The fruits are green to purple drupes.
Hyperbaena domingensis has a broad native range in the Caribbean and South America. It was first described in 1817.
Hyperbaena domingensis is primarily native to the seasonally dry tropical biome. It grows in the Caribbean and South America. It occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and the Windward Islands.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
