Hyperbaena smilacina

Hyperbaena smilacina
Preserved specimen of Hyperbaena smilacina, concisting of twigs with rounded brown leaves, and small inflorescences
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Hyperbaena
Species:
H. smilacina
Binomial name
Hyperbaena smilacina

Hyperbaena smilacina is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a vine with subleathery leaves, and is native to Central and South America. The species was described in 1925.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1925.

Distribution

Hyperbaena smilacina is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

Description

Hyperbaena smilacina is a slender woody vine with cylindrical branches. The leaves are subleathery, ovate or rounded-ovate, 7.5–9 centimetres (3.0–3.5 in) long, and 4.5–7 centimetres (1.8–2.8 in) wide. The leaf stems are 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long.

The male inflorescence is a solitary panicle with many flowers. The sepals and petals are smooth.

References

  1. ↑ "Hyperbaena smilacina Standl". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
  2. ↑ "Hyperbaena smilacina". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-09-14.
  3. 1 2 Standley, Paul Carpenter (1925). "New plants from Central America. - V". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 15. Washington Academy of Sciences: 473–474.

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