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Caribbean snoutbean

Rhynchosia caribaea (Jacq.) DC.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Rhynchosia

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Caribbean snoutbean: Caribbean Snoutbean (Rhynchosia caribaea). Species of plant.
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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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

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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.