Anemopaegma orbiculatum

Native from southeastern Mexico to northern Venezuela, this woody climbing vine can reach about 16 feet high. Four or five leaflets spread from a common point, an unusual arrangement among its relatives. Simple or branched tendrils help it climb. The lightly fragrant flowers have yellow tubes and often whitish lobes. Nearly round, flattened capsules release seeds with broad, translucent wings. In Costa Rica, its leaves feed the caterpillars of Ectomis caunus, a skipper butterfly. Photographed in the department of Atlántico, Colombia.