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Trichostigma octandrum

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Name

Identification
Rivina octandra L. [family PHYTOLACCACEAE ] (stored under name); Trichostigma octandrum (L.) H.Walter [family PHYTOLACCACEAE ]
Related name
  • Ravina scandens
  • Rivina dodecandra
  • Trichostigma octandrum
  • Trichostigma rivinoides
  • Rivina octandra
Common name
  • Hoopvine, Flora of North America Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Trichostigma octandrum (Linnaeus) H. Walter [family PHYTOLACCACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 4,
Names
Trichostigma octandrum (Linnaeus) H. Walter [family PHYTOLACCACEAE], in H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenr., 83[IV,39]: 109. 1909
Rivina octandra Linnaeus [family PHYTOLACCACEAE], Cent. Pl. II, 9. 1756
Information
Plants suberect, to 10 m, gla-brous. Leaves: petiole 0.6–3.5(–5) cm; blade elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate or oblong to ovate, to 15 × 7 cm, base rounded to cuneate, apex acuminate or acute to obtuse. Racemes 5–10 cm; peduncle 1.3–3 cm; pedicel 3–10 mm. Flowers sepals white or greenish white to red or purplish in age, ovate to obovate, 3–6 mm. Berries 4–6 mm diam. Seeds black, lenticular, 4–5 mm.
Phenology
mar-may (spring)
Altitude range
0–30 m;
Distribution
MexicoWest IndiesCentral AmericaSouth America.USA Fla.
Discussion
In the West Indies, strips of bark from Trichostigma octandrum are woven into attractive baskets; the flexible stems are used as barrel hoops. The young leaves, cooked in one or two waters, are said to be a nutritious vegetable.

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