Hyperbaena laurifolia (Poir.) Urb.

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483.

  • Family

    Menispermaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hyperbaena laurifolia (Poir.) Urb.

  • Description

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    Description - Erect, decumbent, or scandent shrub attaining 5-6 m in length. Stems cylindrical, glabrous, striate. Leaves alternate, coriaceous, elliptical or less frequently elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous. 8-16 x 2.3-5 cm, with the venation pinnate, the apex acute, the base obtuse, the margins entire; upper surface with the venation pale; lower surface glabrous, the primary vein prominent, the secondary and tertiary venation slightly prominent, reticulate; petioles 0.7-1.7 cm long, pulvinate at the apex and the base. Inflorescences racemose, of minute greenish flowers; the axes ferruginous-strigulose; staminate inflorescences clustered, much longer than the petioles; pistillate inflorescences solitary or clustered, as long as or shorter than the petioles. Staminate flowers: calyx ea. 0.5 mm long; petals ea. 1 mm long; stamens 6, almost sessile. Monocarps circular, slightly compressed, glabrous. 2.3-2.7 cm king.

    Phenology - Collected in flower from February to August and in fruit in March.

    Conservation Status - Native, uncommon.