Common name
English: Coral Vine, Mexican Creeper, San Miguelito Vine
German: Korallenwein, Mexikanischer Knöterich
Portuguese: Amor-agarradinho
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Polygonales (29)
Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Antigonon (1)
Epithet: leptopus Hook. & Arn. (1)
Synonyms: Antigonon cinerascens M.Martens & Galeotti, Antigonon cordatum M.Martens & Galeotti, Antigonon platypus Hook. & Arn., Corculum leptopus Stuntz
cinerascens => with ashen-grey shadings
cordatum => heart-shaped, as of leaves having the stalk at the notched end
leptopus => slender stalked
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red
External links
Check for Antigonon leptopus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1041] Antigonon leptopus - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)