Sapindaceae

Bread and cheese

Paullinia pinnata L.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Paullinia

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Bread and cheese (Paullinia pinnata) — FlowerPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Bambara: Kurunsamanɔnfɔn
English: Bread and cheese

Synonyms

Cururu pinnata House
Paullinia angusta N.E.Br.
Paullinia grandiflora Cambess.
Paullinia pendulifolia Rusby
Tondin surinamensium Schill.

Flowers

In flower: August to October, December to June (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Drew Baxter, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Drew Baxter, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: kemisola kaosarat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.