Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Merremia umbellata
- Genus
- Merremia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Merremia itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- UmbelrecordedFlower stalks all radiate from a single point, like umbrella ribs.“Camonea umbellata, commonly known as hogvine, yellow merremia, and yellow wood rose, is a thin vine growing to a maximum thickness of 2 cm (0.79 in).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Merremia itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വയറവള്ളി
About Yellow Merremia
Yellow merremia (Merremia umbellata) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, where it grows as a climber. It grows in moist deciduous forests.
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Yellow Merremia belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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