Antigonon leptopus
Confederate Vine, Coral Vine
Other regional names: Coralita +5 more
- Coralita
- Coralito
- Corallita
- Mexican Coral Vine
- Mexican Creeper
- Queen's Wreath
Also known as: Antigonon amabie K.Koch +7 more
- Antigonon amabie K.Koch
- Antigonon amabile W.Bull
- Antigonon cinerascens M.Martens & Galeotti
- Antigonon cordatum M.Martens & Galeotti
- Antigonon platypus Hook. & Arn.
- Corculum leptopus (Hook. & Arn.) Stuntz
- Corculum leptopus var. album Stuntz
- Polygonum cirrhosum Moc. & Sessé ex Meisn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing shrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Antigonon leptopus (commonly known as Confederate-vine or Coral vine) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Polygonaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Malawi, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mississippi, Mozambique, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Niue, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Society Is., Somalia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre