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Dolichandra
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Dolichandra

Dolichandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to Latin America and the Caribbean. They are climbing lianas with trifid and uncate tendrils. The best-known species is Dolichandra unguis-cati.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Catclaw vine

speciesDolichandra unguis-cati

Dolichandra cynanchoides

speciesDolichandra cynanchoides

Dolichandra quadrivalvis

speciesDolichandra quadrivalvis

Dolichandra chodatii

speciesDolichandra chodatii

Dolichandra uncata

speciesDolichandra uncata

Dolichandra dentata

speciesDolichandra dentata

Dolichandra hispida

speciesDolichandra hispida

Dolichandra unguiculata

speciesDolichandra unguiculata

Dolichandra steyermarkii

speciesDolichandra steyermarkii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 464556.