Antigonon: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Antigonon
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Antigonon
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Antigonon
Antigonon is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas.
Antigonon are vines producing branching stems with tendrils from a tuberous root system. Their leaves are alternately arranged, with flowers borne in raceme-like clusters, often toward the ends of the stems. The bell-shaped flowers have five tepals usually in shades of pink or purplish, and sometimes yellowish or white. The stamens are joined at the bases, forming a tube.
Species include:
- Antigonon flavescens S.Watson – lovechain
- Antigonon guatimalense Meisn.
- Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. – Confederate vine, Mexican coral vine, Mexican creeper, queen's wreath, queen's jewels, chain-of-love, mountain rose coral vine
Antigonon in languages:
- Chinese
- 珊瑚藤屬
- Japanese
- アサヒカズラ属
- Thai
- สกุล พวงชมพู
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