Hyperbaena smilacina is a species of flowering plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is a vine with subleathery leaves, and is native to Central and South America. The species was described in 1925.
Taxonomy The species was described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1925.
Distribution Hyperbaena smilacina is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
Description Hyperbaena smilacina is a slender woody vine with cylindrical branches. The leaves are subleathery, ovate or rounded-ovate, long, and wide. The leaf stems are long.
The male inflorescence is a solitary panicle with many flowers. The sepals and petals are smooth.
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