Merremia sibirica Hallier F.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Merremia

Characteristics

Herbs twining, subglabrous. Stems striate. Petiole 2-7 cm; leaf blade ovate-cordate, 3-13 X 1.7-7.5 cm, base cordate, margin entire or undulate, apex attenuate-acuminate or caudate. Inflorescences (1-)3-7(-20)-flowered; peduncle often shorter than petiole, 1-6.5 cm, angular or narrowly winged; bracts linear, small. Pedicel 3-15 mm, thicker distally. Sepals elliptic, subequal, 5-7 mm, glabrous, distinctly subulate-mucronate. Corolla pink, pale purplish, or occasionally white, campanulate, 1.2-1.9 cm, glabrous; limb 5-lobed, lobes deltate or nearly circular. Stamens included; anthers not twisted. Ovary glabrous. Capsule ± globose, broadly ovoid, or conical-ovoid, 5-14 mm, apex rounded or acute. Seeds ellipsoid-trigonous or oblong-trigonous, 3-8 mm, glabrous, puberulent, scurfy-scaly, or with swollen-based hairs, apex obtuse or acute.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Merremia sibirica world distribution map, present in China, India, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270581-1
WFO ID wfo-0001299018
COL ID 3ZWMV
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Synonyms

Tirtalia sibirica Convolvuloides elongata Ipomoea bipedunculata Convolvulus rupestris Ipomoea sibirica Convolvulus sibiricus Merremia sibirica

Lower taxons

Merremia sibirica var. sibirica Merremia sibirica var. jiuhuaensis