Hidalgoa ternata

Taxobox
name = "Hidalgoa ternata"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "H. ternata" in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Heliantheae
genus = "Hidalgoa"
species = "H. ternata"
binomial = "Hidalgoa ternata"

binomial_authority = La Llave

"Hidalgoa ternata" is a hemi-epiphytic vine common in montane cloud forests in Costa Rica. It is easily distinguished by its deep orange flowers and ternate leaves.

Medicinal properties

When boiled for approximately 15 minutes, sliced, and pureed, this plant is said to have the ability to ward off certain types of cancer, particularly that of the liverFact|date=February 2007.