Merremia
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Merremia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the morning glory
family, Convolvulaceae
. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodroses.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the morning glory
Morning glory
Morning glory is a common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics is in flux...
family, Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, are a group of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs.- Description :...
. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodroses.
Selected species
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Merremia peltata Merremia peltata is a species of flowering vine in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, that is native to Pemba Island, the Mascarene Islands, Madagascar, the Seychelles, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, northern Queensland and French Polynesia. It has been introduced and subsequently... (L.) Merr. |
Formerly placed here
- Operculina turpethumOperculina turpethumA plant in the morning glory family, Operculina turpethum is known commonly as turpeth, fue vao, and St. Thomas lidpod....
(L.) Silva Manso (as M. turpethum (L.) Rendle) - Xenostegia medium (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples (as M. medium (L.) Hallier f.)
- Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples (as M. tridentata (L.) Hallier f.)