Merremia quinquefolia

(Linnaeus) Hallier f.

Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893.

Common names: Rock rosemary
Basionym: Ipomoea quinquefolia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 162. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Stems glabrous. Leaf blades ± orbiculate to polygonal, palmately compound, 15–50 × 25–70 mm, (3–)5(–7)-foliolate; leaflets elliptic or lanceolate to oblanceolate, margins remotely serrate to subentire, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 3–9-flowered cymes or com­pound cymes or flowers solitary. Flowers: sepals oblong, outer 3–5 mm, inner 4–7 mm, apex obtuse, abaxial surface glabrous; corolla white, 15–25 mm, glabrous.


Phenology: Flowering Dec–Jun.
Habitat: Pinelands, disturbed sites.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

Fla., West Indies, Central America, South America, introduced in Old World subtropics and tropics.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Daniel F. Austin† +
(Linnaeus) Hallier f. +
Ipomoea quinquefolia +
Rock rosemary +
Fla. +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +  and introduced in Old World subtropics and tropics. +
0–10 m. +
Pinelands, disturbed sites. +
Flowering Dec–Jun. +
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. +
Merremia quinquefolia +
Merremia +
species +