''Mansoa alliacea'', or garlic vine, is a species of tropical liana in the family

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. It is native to Northern South America, and has spread to

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and Brazil. Among the mestizos of the Amazon rainforest it is known as ''ajo sacha'', a Spanish-Quechua name that means "forest garlic" or "wild garlic". ''Mansoa alliacea'' has been exported overseas, and grows in the favourable climates of (for example) Puerto Rico,

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and India. It is cultivated in the West Indies.

Gallery

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6751798 Flora of northern South America Flora of Puerto Rico alliacea Flora without expected TNC conservation status