Difference between revisions of "Merremia tuberosa"
Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(2): 104. 1905.
Introduced
Basionym: Ipomoea tuberosa Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 160. 1753
Synonyms: Operculina tuberosa (Linnaeus) Meisner
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 24 November 2024
Stems glabrous. Leaf blades broadly ovate to rounded, palmately (5–)7-lobed, 80–150 × 80–150 mm; lobes lanceolate to elliptic, margins entire, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences usually 4–8-flowered cymes, flowers rarely solitary. Flowers: sepals oblong, outers 25–30 mm, apex obtuse, mucronulate, inners 12–20 mm, apex acute, abaxial surface glabrous; corolla yellow, 50–60 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Nov–Mar.
Habitat: Fields, hammocks, pinelands.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., Mexico, Central America, introduced also in West Indies, South America, Old World subtropics and tropics.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.