Common name
English: Noyau vine
Mandarin: 多裂鱼黄草 (duo lie yu huang cao)
Portuguese: Flor de pau
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2634)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Solanales (96)
Family: Convolvulaceae (42)(family description)
Genus: Distimake (2)
Epithet: dissectus (Jacq.) A.R.Simões & Staples (1)
Synonyms: Convolvulus dissectus Jacq., Convolvulus kleinii Wall., Convolvulus palmatus Mill., Convolvulus pauciflorus var. chilensis O.Ktze., Convolvulus variabilis Weinm., Ipomoea arnottiana Steud., Ipomoea dissecta (Jacq.) Pursh, Ipomoea diversifolia Arn., Ipomoea prunetii Perr., Ipomoea sinuata Ortega, Ipomoea subpedata Desf., Ipomoea thonningii G.Don, Ipomoea verrucosa Ortega, Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hall.fil., Merremia sinuata Hallier f. (Ortega), Operculina dissecta (Jacq.) House, Tirtalia dissecta (Jacq.) Rafin.
dissecta => cut-up, cut into many segments
dissectus => cut-up, cut into many segments
diversifolia => with different leaves, variable foliage
pauciflorus => few-flowered
sinuata => having a deep, wavy margin
thonningii => named after danish physician and botanist Peter Thonning [1775-1848]
variabilis => variable, not constant
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white
External links
Check for Distimake dissectus at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [301] Merremia dissecta - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1709] Merremia dissecta - Flora of China @ efloras.org
