Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a liana or tree with leathery leaves and yellowish flowers. The species is native to Central America, and was described in 1912.
Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Taxonomy The species was described by John Donnell Smith in 1912, and placed in the genus Phyllanthus. In 1937, Paul Carpenter Standley transferred it to the genus Hyperbaena.
Distribution Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is native to the wet tropical biome of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its estimated extent of occurrence is around .
Hyperbaena leptobotryosa grows in wet forests, at elevations of up to .
Description Hyperbaena leptobotryosa is a liana or tree with greyish, cylindrical branches.
The leaves are leathery, ovate-lanceolate, long, wide, and have smooth, slightly undulating edges. The leaf stems are long.
The male inflorescences are usually clustered panicles, and grow on long stems. The flower stems are long. The flowers are yellowish, and have six sepals. The outer sepals are narrowly obovate, around long, and around wide. The inner sepals are obovate, around long, and around wide. The male flowers have six petals, which are obovate, around long, and around wide. The male flowers have six stamens.
The female inflorescences are solitary racemes that grow on long stems. The flower stems are long.
The fruit is smooth, ovate, long, and around wide.
Conservation In 2019, the IUCN assessed Hyperbaena leptobotryosa as of Least Concern. The population is large, and faces no major threats.
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