DENR team discovers rare vine in Cagayan forest

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — A rare and endemic plant species known as JC’s vine, a striking wild climber also called purple jade vine or dragon’s spine, was discovered during a recent two-week habitat monitoring activity at Mt. Hamut in Peñablanca, Cagayan. The JC’s vine (𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘪) is a critically endangered woody liana distinguished by dense