PLANTS Profile for Merremia umbellata (hogvine)

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PLANTS Profile

Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.
hogvine

Symbol:

MEUM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Vine
Forb/herb

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Montserrat. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.

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Synonyms:
Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.

	COUM2	Convolvulus umbellatus L.
	IPPO3	Ipomoea polyanthes Roem. & Schult.

Distribution:
Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.

View 18 genera in Convolvulaceae, 7 species in Merremia

Classification:
Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Convolvulaceae – Morning-glory family
Genus	Merremia Dennst. ex Endl. – woodrose
Species	Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f. – hogvine

More Accounts and Images:
Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30872.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 05:55 PM CDT