Common name
English: Beach morningglory
German: Strand-Zaunwinde, Strandwinde
Mandarin: 肾叶打碗花 (shen ye da wan hua)
Portuguese: Couve-marinha
English: Beach morningglory
German: Strand-Zaunwinde, Strandwinde
Mandarin: 肾叶打碗花 (shen ye da wan hua)
Portuguese: Couve-marinha
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Calystegia (3)
Epithet: soldanella (L.) R. Br. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes (1)
Synonyms: Calystegia soldanelloides Makino, Convolvulus asarifolius Salisb., Convolvulus maritimus Lam., Convolvulus reniformis (R. Br.) Poir., Convolvulus soldanella L.
asarifolius => Asarum leaved
maritimus => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
reniformis => kidney-shaped
soldanella => with leaves like Soldanella
soldanelloides => resembling Soldanella
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, beige, white
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