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Membranous garlic vine

Mansoa hymenaea (DC.) A.H.Gentry
Membranous garlic vine
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Mansoa hymenaea is a liana species in the Bignoniaceae family, native to regions spanning from Mexico through South America. It is commonly known as the membranous garlic vine.

Description

Mansoa hymenaea (DC.) A.H.Gentry is a climbing plant species in the Bignoniaceae family. It is distributed across several countries including Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and others in the Neotropics. The species was published in 1980. Commonly referred to as the membranous garlic vine, it is part of the genus Mansoa, which includes several climbing species.

Other common names

Membranous garlic vine

Distribution

BR · IN · Magdalena, Meta, Valle · Hawaii · Belize · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Nicaragua · Panamá · Peru · Puerto Rico · Suriname · Venezuela · Windward Is.

Synonyms

Petastoma tonduzianumPseudocalymma pohlianumPseudocalymma macrocarpumPseudocalymma langlasseanumPseudocalymma laevigatumPseudocalymma hymenaeumPachyptera hymenaeaPetastoma langlasseanumPseudocalymma alliaceum var. microcalyxBignonia laevigataAdenocalymma alboviolaceumAdenocalymma ciliolatumAdenocalymma hosmecaAdenocalymma laevigatumAdenocalymma laevigatumAdenocalymma macrocarpumAdenocalymma pohlianumBignonia hymenaeaCuspidaria hymenaeaBignonia laevigata

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