Common name
English: Elephant Creeper, Hawaiian Baby Woodrose
German: Hawaiianischen Holzrose, Silberwinde
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Argyreia (4)
Epithet: nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer (1)
Synonyms: Argyreia speciosa (L. f.) Sweet, Convolvulus nervosus Burm. f., Convolvulus speciosus L. f., Rivea nervosa (Burm. f.) Hallier f.
nervosa => with prominent nerves or veins
nervosus => with prominent nerves or veins
speciosa => beautiful
speciosus => beautiful, showy or brilliant
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet, pink
External links
Check for Argyreia nervosa at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [192] Argyreia nervosa - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)