Biology:Merremia tuberosa
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Short description: Species of plant
| Merremia tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Merremia |
| Species: | M. tuberosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Merremia tuberosa Rendle
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Merremia tuberosa, also known as Spanish arborvine or wood rose, is a vine in the family Convolvulaceae.[2] It is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas to Brazil ,[3][4] although considered by the USDA as introduced to the United States .[2] It is an invasive species in a number of islands in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, such as New Caledonia.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-8500796.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Plants Profile for Merremia tuberosa (Spanish arborvine)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=METU2.
- ↑ Standley, Paul Carpenter; Williams, Louis Otho (1970). Flora of Guatemala. v.24:pt.9:no.1-2 (1970). Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 74–75.
- ↑ "Tropicos | Name - Merremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/8500796?projectid=3.
- ↑ "Merremia tuberosa (PIER species information)". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). 23 August 2011. http://www.hear.org/pier/species/merremia_tuberosa.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ Hequet, Vanessa (2009) (in French). Les espèces exotiques envahissantes de Nouvelle-Calédonie. pp. 17. http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers12-08/010052239.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6820033 entry
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