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.