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West Indian grape

Vitis tiliifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.
West Indian grape
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Vitis tiliifolia is a species in the Vitaceae family, commonly known as West Indian grape. It is a climbing plant native to regions including Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Parque Nacional Natural Cordillera de Los Picachos, Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua, Parque Nacional Natural Los Katíos, and other areas in Central and South America. It is also found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Mexico, and other parts of the Caribbean and Central America. The species was first described in 1819 by Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.

Description

Vitis tiliifolia is a member of the grape family (Vitaceae) and is known by several common names, including West Indian grape, water vine, Agrá, Bejuco de Agua, water tie-tie, and water-wise. It is a climbing plant that grows in various protected areas and natural reserves across Central and South America. The species is distributed in Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Parque Nacional Natural Cordillera de Los Picachos, Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua, Parque Nacional Natural Los Katíos, and other regions in Colombia, as well as in countries such as Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, and Mexico. The species was first published in 1819 by Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.

Other common names

West Indian grape

Distribution

Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona | Parque Nacional Natural Cordillera de Los Picachos | Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua | Parque Nacional Natural Los Katíos · Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil Hacienda Portugal · Sierra Azul Finca El Golpe · Bucaramanga · Antioquia, Caquetá, Chocó, Huila, Magdalena, Putumayo, Santander · Cuenca de Río Claro · Belize · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · French Guiana · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast · Mexico Southwest · Nicaragua · Panamá · Puerto Rico · Venezuela · Villavicencio

Synonyms

Vitis maritimaVitis havanicaVitis glomerataVitis caribaeaVitis intramarginalisVitis arachnoideaVitis acuminataVitis vinifera var. tiliifoliaVitis vinifera var. caribaeaVitis vinifera var. denticulata

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