Common name
English: Hairy merremia
English: Hairy merremia
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Convolvulaceae (41)(family description)
Genus: Merremia (5)
Epithet: aegyptia (L.) Urban (1)
Synonyms: Ipomoea pentaphylla (L.) Jacq., Ipomoea pilosa Cav.
aegyptia => from Egypt
pentaphylla => five-leaved
pilosa => covered thinly with long soft hairs
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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