Common name
English: Noyau vine
Mandarin: 多裂鱼黄草 (duo lie yu huang cao)
Portuguese: Flor de pau
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Solanales (99)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Merremia (5)
Epithet: dissecta (Jacq.) Hallier f. (1)
Synonyms: Convolvulus dissectus Jacq., Ipomoea dissecta (Jacq.) Pursh, Ipomoea sinuata Ortega, Operculina dissecta (Jacq.) House
dissecta => cut-up, cut into many segments
dissectus => cut-up, cut into many segments
sinuata => having a deep, wavy margin
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white
External links
Check for Merremia dissecta at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [301] Merremia dissecta - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1709] Merremia dissecta - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.