Hippocratea

Hippocratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae, usually lianas, native to tropical and subtropical North America, South America and Africa.

Hippocratea
Hippocratea volubilis botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Subfamily: Hippocrateoideae
Genus: Hippocratea
L.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Bejuco Loefl.
  • Pereskia Vell.
  • Coa Mill.
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