Merremia gorinii Chiov.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Merremia

Characteristics

Trailing plant with stems about 0.5 m. long, hispid with long tubercular-based hairs.. Leaf-blade round or reniform in outline, 2.7–8 cm. long, 3.4–11 cm. wide, palmately 3–5(–7)-lobed; lobes ovate, or oblong, up to 3 cm. long and 4 cm. wide, acute or obtuse at the apex; main nerves pale and usually hispid beneath, with lamina between glabrous but minutely punctate; petiole 1.5–10 cm. long, hispid.. Inflorescences 3–5-flowered; peduncle 3–7 cm. long.. Sepals lanceolate, 10–15 mm. long, 1.5–4 mm. wide, hispid with hairs 3–5 mm. long.. Corolla yellow, 1.7–3 cm. long.. Fruit not known.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Merremia gorinii world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270522-1
WFO ID wfo-0001298716
COL ID 3ZWKM
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Synonyms

Merremia cliffordii Merremia gorinii