Fabaceae

Cresta de gallo blanco

Teramnus uncinatus (L.) Sw.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Teramnus

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Cresta de gallo blanco (Teramnus uncinatus) — Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Cresta de gallo blanco
Haitian Creole: Lyann très

Synonyms

Dolichos uncinatus L.
Dolichos uncinatus L.
Glycine uncinata (L.) J.F.Macbr.
Teramnus uncitatus (L.) Sw.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.