. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . 55. Water Vine Tetracera The water vine is so called because the long sections of the larger stems contain a substantial amount of colorless sap that makes a good substitute for water. The large woody vine is found mostly in dry bushy land where it entwines itself over the tops of trees. The flowers are small and white, and the leaves thick, stiff, the texture of sandpaper. In Costa Rica the water vine is called bejuco de agua, raspa and raspa-guacales; in Panama chumico; in Colombia bejuco chaparro and in Cuba bejuco guard.

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