Mendoncia puberula is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae (or according to some specialists in the family Mendonciaceae). It is a liana native to tropical South America, ranging from Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador through northern, central, and southern Brazil.
It is a climber with opposite, entire ovate leaves somewhat hairy abaxially, which renders the species its epithet.
The fruit is a drupe, resembling a dark grape. The flowers are surrounded by two bracts.
The species' native habitat includes the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado in Brazil.
References
CONAMA (1999) Resolução CONAMA Nº 261, de 30 de junho de 1999