Stegnospermataceae

Cuban tangle

Stegnosperma cubense A.Rich.

Family: Stegnospermataceae
Genus: Stegnosperma

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Cuban tangle: Native to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Photo from a shore in southwestern Nicaragua. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/caryophyll/index.html — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Cuban tangle

Synonyms

Cyclostemon rubripes DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Biol-pereyra, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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.