Summary
Place of publication:
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15:318. 1918
Verified:
03/09/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Barrios, S. & V. Gonzalez. 1971. Rhizobial symbiosis on Venezuelan savannas. Pl. & Soil 34(3):707-719.
- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
- Grear, J. W. 1978. A revision of the New World species of Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31:47.
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
- Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
Common names
English
virility-vine –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica
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MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31754.
Accessed 19 July 2025.