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Hyperbaena leptobotryosa

Hyperbaena leptobotryosa
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0

Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is a Central American liana or tree in the moonseed family, with leathery leaves and small yellowish flowers. It is a wild forest species with no established horticultural care; the notes below describe general care for a wet-tropical woody climber.

Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Tree, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
Native range
C. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a liana or tree with leathery leaves and yellowish flowers. The species is native to Central America, and was described in 1912.

Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Where it grows

Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is native to the wet tropical biome of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its estimated extent of occurrence is around 93,873.98 square kilometres (36,244.95 sq mi).

Other Hyperbaena plants

Hyperbaena allenii · Hyperbaena axilliflora · Hyperbaena brevipes · Hyperbaena columbica · Hyperbaena cubensis · Forest snakevine · Hyperbaena eladioana · Hyperbaena hassleri · Hyperbaena ilicifolia · Hyperbaena jalcomulcensis · Limestone snakevine · Hyperbaena lindmanii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hyperbaena leptobotryosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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