Biology:Merremia peltata

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Merremia peltata
Merremia peltata Banks Florilegium 626.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Merremia
Species:
M. peltata
Binomial name
Merremia peltata
(L.) Merr.
Synonyms

Convolvulus peltatus L.
Ipomoea nymphaeifolia Blume[1]

Merremia peltata is a species of flowering vine in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, that is native to Pemba Island, the Mascarene Islands, Madagascar , the Seychelles, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines , northern Queensland and French Polynesia.[1] It has been introduced and subsequently become invasive on some of the other Pacific islands, such as New Caledonia.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Merremia peltata | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2011-04-12 }}
  2. "Merremia peltata (vine, climber)". Global Invasive Species Database. Invasive Species Specialist Group. http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=163&fr=1&sts=sss. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 
  3. Hequet, Vanessa (2009) (in French). Les espèces exotiques envahissantes de Nouvelle-Calédonie. pp. 17. http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers12-08/010052239.pdf. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6820031 entry