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Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

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<strong>Vines</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Climbing</strong> <strong>Plants</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Puerto</strong> <strong>Rico</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Virgin</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s 283<br />

Gorda; throughout <strong>the</strong> Antilles <strong>and</strong> Central<br />

America.<br />

Public Forest: Guánica, Mona, <strong>and</strong> Río Abajo.<br />

2. Teramnus uncinatus (L.) Sw., Nov. Gen. Sp.<br />

Pl. 105. 1788.<br />

Fig. 113. F-I<br />

BASIONYM: Dolichos uncinatus L.<br />

Cresta de gallo blanca, Frijolillo peludo<br />

Slightly woody vine, twining, attainig 3-5 m<br />

in length. Stems cylindrical, ferruginoustomentose<br />

or sericeous. Leaves alternate,<br />

trifoliolate; leaflets chartaceous, oblong,<br />

lanceolate, or less frequently elliptical, 5-12 ×<br />

(0.6)0.9-3.2(6) cm, <strong>the</strong> apex acute, obtuse, or

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