Acanthaceae Ruellia speciosa Brazil Clambering shrub.

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1 Acanthaceae Ruellia speciosa Brazil Clambering shrub

2 T. alata Black-eyed Susan Africa Thunbergia (Acanthaceae) T. fragrans Sri Lanka, India T. gregorii Orange clock-vine Tropical east Africa Herbaceous twiners

3 Thunbergia grandiflora India Bengal clock-vine Aggressive twiner

4 Annonaceae Artabotrys hexapetalus Climbing ylang- ylang Sri Lanka and southern India Inflorescences near the tip are modified into tendril-like coils

5 Apocynaceae Allamanda cathartica A. cathartica ‘Nobilis’ Brazil

6 Allamanda blanchetii Brazil Allamanda ‘Cherries Jubilee’

7 Beaumontia grandiflora Himalayas Herald’s trumpet

8 Chonemorpha fragrans Frangipani vine India to Malaysia Tabernaemontana pachysiphon (syn. Conopharyngia holstii) Tropical eastern Africa Shrub vs. vine

9 Echites umbellata Rubber vine Florida, West Indies, Central America Pentalinon lutea (syn.Urechites lutea) Sun Dial Florida, tropical Americas Misrepresented as “yellow mandevilla”

10 Mandevilla ‘Pink Leah’ Mandevilla (syn. Dipladenia) Eastern mountains of Brazil Mandevilla Xamoena ‘Alice DuPont’ Bolivia Mandevilla boliviensis

11 Odontadenia macrantha Costa Rica to Brazil Prestonia mollis Amazon basin TWINING CLIMBERS

12 Strophanthus preussii Medusa flower Tropical west Africa Strophanthus gratus Climbing oleander Tropical west Africa Clambering shrub

13 Trachelospermum jasminoides (Apocynaceae) Star “jasmine” Confederate “jasmine” True jasmine is Jasminum in the Oleaceae family Jasmine flowers are not twisted like a propeller

14 Epipremnum aureum Monstera deliciosa invasive pest! Araceae

15 Aristolochia gigantea Duck or pelican flower; Zapatito de difunto Mexico to Brazil Aristolochia grandiflora Dutchman’s pipe Carib, Cent & So. Am. Aristolochiaceae

16 Aristolochia labiata Dutchman’s Pipe South America Attracts swallowtail butterflies!!!!!!! (non-aggressive twiner)

17 Asclepiadaceae (now included with Apocynaceae) Wax flower Hoya multiflora Malaysia, India, Indonesia Hoya pottsii S. China to N. India Hoya purpureo-fusca Indonesia

18 Stephanotis floribunda Madagascar Madagascar “jasmine”, Floradora, Estefanote Asclepiadaceae

19 Bignoniaceae (many types of climbers including modified leaves) Adenocalymna comosum Brazil Clytostoma calistegioides Love charm, Argentine trumpet vine Brazil to northern Argentina

20 Cydista aequinoctealis Mexico to Brazil Vaquero colorado Distictis buccinatoria Red trumpet-creeper Modified, hook-like leaflets

21 Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat’s claw, Great imposter vine Mex, W.I., to Argentina Mansoa alliaceum Garlic vine Guiana to Brazil Mansoa verrucifera Yucatan

22 Podranea ricasoliana Port St. John’s creeper; Bubblegum vine South Africa Pandorea jasminoides Bower vine Australia, New Caledonia, Malaysia

23 Tecomanthe dendrophila (syn. T. venusta) Twining climber New Guinea, Moluccas, Soloman Islands

24 Tecomaria capensis Cape honeysuckle South Africa Clambering shrub

25 Capparis erythrocarpus W. Africa to Congo Capparis micrantha v. henryi Cat’s whiskers Formosa to Sulawese Thorny clamberers Capparidaceae (Caper family)

26 Combretaceae Combretum aubletii Venezuela

27 Combretum coccinea Scarlet comb Madagascar Combretum constrictum Madagascar

28 Combretum grandiflorum Showy combretum Tropical west Africa Quisqualis indica India to New Guinea Rangoon creeper, Picuala, Red “jasmine”

29 CaprifoliaceaeLonicera hildebrandiana Giant Burmese honeysuckleChina to SE Asia

30 Pereskia aculeata Barbados gooseberry Tropical Americas Cactaceae Calopyxis grandidieri Madagascar Combretaceae

31 Argyrea nervosa Wooly morning-glory Eastern India Convolvulaceae Poranopsis paniculata Snow-creeper, Coralita Northern India and Myanmar

32 Ipomoea microdactyle Florida Ipomoea horsfalliae Cardinal creeper West Indies Ipomoea sp Herbaceous creepers

33 Merremia tuberosa Wood rose, Regret vine A serious invasive. If you plant it in the garden you’ll regret it. If you have the seed- pods (capsules) in arrangements, cook them in the oven before disposing. Use Lagerstroemia pods as an alternative in dry arrangements.

34 Gurania makoyana Durian Province - Panama Luffa cylindrica Loofah vine Tropical Asia/Africa Cucurbitaceae (cucumber family) many annuals, some pests Mormordica charantia Old World tropics

35 Euphorbiaceae (Poinsettia family) Dalechampia aristolochiafolia Winged beauty, Manicillo Peru, southern Ecuador Few vines in this family.

36 Fabaceae (Legume family) Bauhinia galpinii Nasturtium bauhinia Tropical Africa Bauhinia vahlii Malu creeper Foothills of the Himalayas

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38 Kennedia nigricans Black coral pea Western Australia Vigna caracalla Snail flower Tropical South America Herbaceous tendriled vines

39 Centrosema spDarian Province, Panama Flower resupinate (inverted), standard is usually above

40 Mucuna bennettii New Guinea creeper Strongylodon macrobotrys Jade vine Philippines Beautiful but aggressive

41 Climbing monocot – leaf-tip tendrils Liliaceae Gloriosa superba ‘Rothschildiana’ Gloriosa lily Africa, India, Asia, Sri Lanka

42 Mascagna divaricata Origin uncertain, tropical America Stigmaphyllum ciliatum Amazon vine Coastal tropical America Malpighiaceae

43 Tristellateia australasiae Madagascar to Australia (Malpighiaceae) Riversides, ever-blooming Nepanthes Xcoccinea (Nepanthaceae) Pitcher plant Madagascar, Seychelles, SE Asia to Queensland, Aust.

44 Bougainvillea Hybrids Papelillo South America Nyctaginaceae 4-O’clock family Clambering shrubs

45 Bougainvillea Growing in Balboa Park, San Diego

46 Jasminum nitidum Windmill jasmine Admiralty Islands, Papua-New Guinea Oleaceae (Jasmine family) Jasminum sambac ‘Maid of Orleans’ Probably India, tropical Asia Note: petals NOT propeller-shaped

47 Passiflora alata Passion flowersTropical Americatendrilled vines Passiflora Xamethyst Passiflora edulis

48 Passiflora coccinea Passiflora vitifolia

49 Passiflora foetida Goat-scented passion-flower Passiflora ziikzodz Batwing passion-flower

50 Passiflora phoenicea

51 Polygonaceae (Monroe called it the family of the departed parrot) Antigonon guatemalensis Coral vine Mexico to Guatemala Antigonon leptopus Mexico

52 Solandra maxima Chalice vine Solandra longiflora Caribbean basin Solandra maxima Mexico to Venezuela