TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — During a recent two-week habitat monitoring survey at Mt. Hamut in Peñablanca, Cagayan, researchers discovered a critically endangered plant species known as JC’s vine, which is also called the purple jade vine or dragon’s spine, a striking wild climber. The JC’s vine (Strongylodon juangonzalezii) is a woody liana famed for its
