Vine Rose
Antigonon leptopus
Also known as Sandwich Island creeper, Coral Creeper, Coral Vine, Corallita, Mexican Coral Vine, Mexican creeper, Pink Vine
About Vine Rose
Antigonon leptopus is a species of perennial vine in the buckwheat family commonly known as coral vine or queen's wreath. This clambering vine is characterized by showy, usually pink flowers that can bloom throughout the year and large, heart-shaped leaves. A. leptopus is native to the Pacific and Atlantic coastal plains of Mexico, but also occurs as a roadside weed from Mexico south to Central America. It is widely introduced and invasive throughout tropical regions of the world, including in the south and eastern United States, the West Indies, South America, and the Old World tropics of Asia and Africa.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Antigonon leptopus
- Genus
- Antigonon
- Family
- POLYGONACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Introduced elsewhere
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- অনংতলতা Anantalata, অনন্ত লতা
- Tamil
- கொடி ரோஜா Kodi rose
- Kannada
- ಆಂಟಿಗೊನಾನ್
- Malayalam
- തേൻപൂവള്ളി
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Vine Rose belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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