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Menispermaceae

Forest snakevine

Hyperbaena domingensis (DC.) Benth.

Family
Menispermaceae
Genus
Hyperbaena

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Forest snakevine: Hyperbaena domingensis, photographed in Brazil
Photo: Acevedo, P. Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Botany, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Forest snakevine

Synonyms

  • Anelasma domingense (DC.) Miers
  • Anelasma jamaicense Miers ex Benth.
  • Anelasma minutiflora Sagot ex Diels
  • Anelasma minutiflorum Sagot ex Benth.
  • Cocculus domingensis DC.
  • Cocculus paniculiger Mart.
  • Hyperbaena graciliflora Miers
  • Hyperbaena hostmannii Miers
  • Hyperbaena moricandii Miers
  • Hyperbaena nemoralis Miers
  • Hyperbaena reticulata Benth.
  • Hyperbaena retinervis Miers
  • Hyperbaena rotundiuscula Miers
  • Hyperbaena tweediei Miers ex Benth.
  • Menispermum domingense (DC.) Spreng.
  • Pachygone domingensis (DC.) Eichler
  • Pachygone graciliflora (Miers) Sagot

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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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.