17. Hippocratea volubilis L.

United States, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyanas, Bolivia, Brazil (widely distributed), Paraguay, Argentina. Atlantic forest and forest-cerrado(savannah-like vegetation) transition (Lombardi & Lara 2003).

Selected Voucher:—Piedade, Araújo et al. 384 (UFP); Macacos, Araújo & Alves-Araújo 498 (UFP).