Apocynaceae

Bejuco

Mesechites repens (Jacq.) Miers

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Mesechites

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Bejuco (Mesechites repens) — FlowerPhoto: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Bejuco

Synonyms

Echites repens Jacq.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Navassa Island: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dairon Cuevas Riveras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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