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Petrea volubilis — (c) Vinayaraj, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

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Petrea volubilis L.

Queen's Wreath · Verbenaceae

Also known as Petrea amazonica, Petrea arborea, Petrea arborea albiflora, Petrea arborea arborea and 4 more synonyms. Common names: Sandpaper vine.

Petrea volubilis, commonly known as purple wreath, queen's wreath, sandpaper vine, and nilmani, is a species of plant in the vervain family, native to Central America.

VerbenaceaeVineUS native

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About Queen's Wreath

Petrea volubilis, commonly known as purple wreath, queen's wreath, sandpaper vine, and nilmani, is a species of plant in the vervain family, native to Central America. The plant is harvested for local medicinal use.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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