Merremia peltata (L.) Merr.

Kingdom: Plantae (2653)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)

      Order: Solanales (99)

        Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(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

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: liana

Flower colour: yellow

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• [302] Merremia peltata - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)

• [14] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1984): Plants of cropland in Western Samoa with special reference to taro. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.