Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2598)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2495)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2110)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Convolvulaceae (41)(family description)
Genus: Merremia (5)
Epithet: peltata (L.) Merr. (2)
Synonyms: Convolvulus bufalinus Lour., Convolvulus crispatulus Wall.
crispatulus => slightly curled or waved
peltata => shield-shaped, referring to shape of leaf and position of stalk in center of leaf