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FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 14 | Convolvulaceae | Merremia

1. Merremia umbellata (Linnaeus) Hallier f., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893.
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Hogvine

Convolvulus umbellatus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 155. 1753; Ipomoea polyanthes Roemer & Schultes

Stems usually glabrous, rarely hairy. Leaf blades narrowly triangular to widely ovate, not lobed or compound, 15–150 × 20–100 mm, margins entire, surfaces glabrous or ± hairy. Inflorescences usually 3–20+-flowered umbelliform clusters, flowers rarely solitary. Flowers: sepals oblong, 6–8 mm, apex rounded, abaxial surface glabrous or hairy; corolla yellow, 30–35 mm.

Flowering year-round. Disturbed sites, abandoned plantings; 0–10 m; introduced; Fla.; Old World subtropics and tropics; introduced also in Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America.


 

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