Merremia pterygocaulos
Also known as: Convolvulus pterygocaulos Steud. +8 more
- Convolvulus pterygocaulos Steud.
- Convolvulus pterygocaulos Steud. ex Choisy
- Ipomoea petersiana Klotzsch
- Ipomoea pterygocaulos Choisy
- Ipomoea quadrangularis Bojer ex Choisy
- Ipomoea tetraptera Baker
- Merremia pterygocaulos var. chrysantha Hiern
- Merremia pterygocaulos var. tomentosa Hallier fil.
- Merremia tetraptera (Baker) Hallier fil.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing subshrub or climbing shrub.
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Merremia pterygocaulos is a climbing shrub belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe