About Ivy-Like Merremia
Merremia hederacea, the ivy woodrose, is a flowering vine of the family Convolvulaceae native to tropical and subtropical Old World to Pacific. M. hederacea has a wide range of distribution, found naturally in tropical and subtropical Old World, but introduced to Colombia, Cuba, Trinidad etc.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Merremia hederacea
- Genus
- Merremia
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- হলুদ কলমি
- Tamil
- எலிக்காதுதூலை Elikkatutalai
- Marathi
- हेमाली Hemali
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Ivy-Like Merremia belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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