Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Climbing woody vine.
Height:
	N/A; a climbing vine with stems to 20 feet or more.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Monroe and Miami-Dade counties north along the west coast to Lee County; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys and perhaps absent south of Key Largo.
Habitats:
	Upland margins of mangrove swamps. Rare in hammocks inland.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone or calcareous sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	Greenish-white.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Lobed capsule with winged seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	It has medicinal properties.