Convolvulaceae

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Distimake

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 姬旋花, 块茎鱼黄草, 木玫瑰, 块茎牵牛花
English: Spanish arborvine
Esperanto: Brazila jalapo
Finnish: Merremia
Japanese: バラアサガオ
Sundanese: Kawoyang

Synonyms

Batatas tuberosa (L.) Bojer
Convolvulus gossypiifolius Kunth
Convolvulus kentrocaulos Steud. ex Choisy
Convolvulus tuberosus (L.) Spreng.
Ipomoea glaziovii Dammer
Ipomoea grandidentata C.H.Thomps.
Ipomoea mendesii Welw.
Ipomoea nuda Peter
Ipomoea tuberosa L.
Ipomoea tuberosa var. oligantha Hassk.
Ipomoea tuberosa var. uniflora Choisy
Merremia grandidentata (C.H.Thomps.) Staples & Simões
Merremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle
Operculina tuberosa (L.) Meisn.

Flowers

In flower: October to June (from 69 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Victor Farjalla, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Prescott Bergh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: M108t, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: M108t, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: joao Batista, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mael bataille, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: André Hyvrier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Estevão Lucas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.