Perennials. Stems twining-climbing, to 4 m, puberulent, glabrescent. Leaves petiolate; blade cordate to cordate-ovate, 80–250 mm, surfaces: abaxial black-glandular-punctate, adaxial glabrous. Inflorescences usually solitary flowers, sometimes 2- or 3-flowered cymes. Flowers: sepals orbiculate, 10–20 mm; corolla purplish red, [magenta, mauve, pink-purple, red, scarlet, violet, white, yellow], funnelform, (40–)80–95 mm, limb entire; styles 1; stigmas 2, capitate. Fruits capsular, dry, globose, glabrous, indehiscent. Seeds (1–)4, ovoid, puberulent. x = 15.

Distribution

Introduced; Florida, Africa, Asia, introduced also in West Indies, Central America, South America, Pacific Islands (Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti), Australia.

Discussion

Species 7–9+ (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Stictocardia tiliifolia