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Malpighiaceae

Monarch Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon emarginatum A.Juss.

Family
Malpighiaceae
Genus
Stigmaphyllon

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Monarch Amazonvine: Stigmaphyllon emarginatum in La Porte d'Enfer, N Grande-Terre on Guadeloupe
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Monarch Amazonvine

Synonyms

  • Banisteria emarginata Cav.
  • Banisteria fulgens L.
  • Banisteria periplocifolia Desf. ex DC.
  • Banisteria periplocifolia var. angustifolia DC.
  • Banisteria periplocifolia var. subovata DC.
  • Banisteria umbellulata DC.
  • Stigmaphyllon emarginatum f. parvifolium Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon haitiense Urb. & Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon haitiense f. lineare Urb. & Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon lingulatum (Poir.) Small
  • Stigmaphyllon lingulatum var. sericans (Nied.) Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon periplocifolium A.Juss.
  • Stigmaphyllon periplocifolium f. intermedium Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon periplocifolium f. microphyllum Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon periplocifolium f. sericans Nied.
  • Stigmaphyllon rubrinervum Alain
  • Triopterys lingulata Poir.

Characteristics

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

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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.