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| Hyperbaena smilacina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Hyperbaena |
| Species: | H. smilacina |
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| Hyperbaena smilacina | |
Hyperbaena smilacina is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a vine with subleathery leaves, and is native to Central and South America. The species was described in 1925.
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1925.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Hyperbaena smilacina is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.[2]
Description
[edit]Hyperbaena smilacina is a slender woody vine with cylindrical branches. The leaves are subleathery, ovate or rounded-ovate, 7.5–9 centimetres (3.0–3.5 in) long, and 4.5–7 centimetres (1.8–2.8 in) wide. The leaf stems are 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long.[3]
The male inflorescence is a solitary panicle with many flowers. The sepals and petals are smooth.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hyperbaena smilacina Standl". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- ↑ "Hyperbaena smilacina". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- 1 2 Standley, Paul Carpenter (1925). "New plants from Central America. - V". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 15. Washington Academy of Sciences: 473–474.
External links
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Data related to Hyperbaena smilacina at Wikispecies
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