Rubiaceae

Tibey trepador

Hillia parasitica Jacq.

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hillia

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Common names

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English: Tibey trepador

Synonyms

Buena acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.
Cinchona acuminata (Ruiz & Pav.) Poir. ex Lam.
Cosmibuena acuminata Ruiz & Pav.
Fereiria vellozoana Schult.f.
Hillia boliviana Britton
Hillia brasiliensis Cham. & Schltdl.
Hillia longiflora Sw.
Hillia maguirei Steyerm.
Hillia microcarpa Steyerm.
Hillia odorata K.Krause
Hillia parasitica subsp. nobilis (Vell.) Steyerm.
Hillia parasitica subsp. parasitica
Hillia weberbaueri Standl.
Manothrix valida Miers
Posoqueria montana Mart.
Saldanha nobilis Vell.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.