Petiveriaceae

Hoopvine

Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter

Family: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Trichostigma

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: زهرة الميسم الشعرية
English: Hoopvine
Malayalam: ട്രൈക്കോസ്റ്റിഗ്മ ഒക്ടാൻഡ്രം

Synonyms

Rivina americana Raf.
Rivina dodecandra Jacq.
Rivina ehrenbergiana Klotzsch ex Moq.
Rivina humilis var. scandens L.
Rivina moritziana Klotzsch ex Moq.
Rivina mutisii Willd. ex Schult.
Rivina octandra L.
Rivina octandra var. obtusifolia Moq.
Rivina scandens Mill.
Trichostigma rivinoides A.Rich.
Villamilla octandra (L.) Hook.f.
Villamillia octandra (L.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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.