Fabaceae
Caribbean snoutbean
Rhynchosia caribaea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchosia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Caribbean snoutbean
Synonyms
- Arcyphyllum caribaeum (Jacq.) Elliott
- Copisma caribaeum (Jacq.) E.Mey.
- Copisma gibbum (E.Mey.) E.Mey.
- Copisma pictum E.Mey.
- Dolicholus caribaeus (Jacq.) Hiern
- Dolicholus intermedius Vail
- Glycine caribaea Jacq.
- Rhynchosia acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Rhynchosia caribaea var. caribaea
- Rhynchosia caribaea var. picta (E.Mey.) Baker f.
- Rhynchosia congestiflora Schinz
- Rhynchosia gazensis Baker f.
- Rhynchosia gibba E.Mey.
- Rhynchosia gibba var. picta (E.Mey.) Benth. ex Harv.
- Rhynchosia intermedia Kotschy & Peyr.
- Rhynchosia melanosperma Klotzsch
- Rhynchosia picta (E.Mey.) Burtt Davy
- Rhynchosia villosula Burtt Davy
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos

Photo: Di Turner, CC0, 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.