Merremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle
Common Name : Wood rose
Family : Convolvulaceae
HABIT |
LONG, CLIMBING VINE. |
STEMS |
BASALLY WOODY, PERENNIAL,
TWINING, AND GLABROUS. |
LEAVES |
SIMPLE AND THE BLADES ARE CIRCULAR IN OUTLINE, 6-16 CM LONG AND
WIDE, THE BASE IS CORDATE, AND MARGINS ARE PALMATELY 5-7 LOBED ALMOST TO THE
BASE. THE LOBES ARE 8-20 CM LONG, 9-20 CM WIDE, OVATE, 3-9 CM LONG, 1-5 CM
WIDE, AND LEAF MARGINS ARE ENTIRE. |
FLOWERS |
FLOWERS USUALLY OCCUR IN
CLUSTERS AND FULLY BLOOM IN SUNLIGHT AND CLOSE UNDER CLOUDY CONDITIONSAND IN
THE DARK. THE COROLLA IS YELLOW, GLABROUS, FUNNELFORM, CONTORTIPLICATE,
ENCLOSED BY THE SEPALS IN BUD. |
FRUITS |
GLOBOSE TO DEPRESSED GLOBOSE
AND 3-3.5 CM IN DIAMETER |
SEEDS |
BLACK TO DARK-BROWN, OVOID,
1.5-2 CM LONG, SMOOTH SURFACED, AND COVERED WITH SHORT, ERECT, PUBERULENT
INDUMENTUM. |