Coral Vine / Vine Rose
Antigonon leptopus
Also known as Sandwich Island Creeper, Coral Creeper, Corallita, Mexican Coral Vine, Mexican Creeper, Pink Vine
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Coral Vine
Identify Coral Vine by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Clusters of small pink flowers on a tendril-climbing vine (coral vine).
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Polygonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Coral Vine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antigonon leptopus
- Genus
- Antigonon
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Puducherry, Punjab, Bihar
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“It has cordate (heart-shaped), sometimes triangular leaves 25 to 75 mm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Coral Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Polygonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are borne in panicles, clustered along the rachis.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Coral Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- অনংতলতা Anantalata, অনন্ত লতা
- Tamil
- கொடி ரோஜா Kodi rose
- Kannada
- ಆಂಟಿಗೊನಾನ್
- Malayalam
- തേൻപൂവള്ളി
Coral Vine in India
This fast-growing climber, known as கொடி ரோஜா Kodi rose (Tamil), ಆಂಟಿಗೊನಾನ್ (Kannada), തേൻപൂവള്ളി (Malayalam), অনংতলতা Anantalata (Bengali), is planted widely for its abundant pink flowers. Antigonon leptopus is grown across Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, often covering fences, arbours and walls.
Uses
It's grown almost entirely as an ornamental for its long-lasting sprays of bright pink (occasionally white) flowers, quickly covering fences, trellises and walls.
How to Identify Coral Vine
A vigorous climbing vine with heart-shaped leaves and coiling tendrils. Long, trailing sprays of small, bright pink (or white) flowers bloom over an extended season, followed by small three-angled seeds.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Vine Rose called in different Indian languages?
- கொடி ரோஜா Kodi rose (Tamil); ಆಂಟಿಗೊನಾನ್ (Kannada); തേൻപൂവള്ളി (Malayalam); অনংতলতা Anantalata (Bengali).
- Why does it grow so fast?
- It grows from a tuberous root system that stores energy, letting it put out vigorous new climbing growth quickly once established.
- Does it flower all year?
- In warm climates it can flower over a very long season, though it's typically most abundant during the warmer, sunnier months.
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Coral Vine belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
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View all PolygonaceaeSources: GBIF — Antigonon leptopus (India distribution & vernacular names) (CC BY 4.0) · Wikipedia — Antigonon leptopus (background/comprehension only) (CC BY-SA 4.0)