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Convolvulaceae

Christmasvine

Turbina corymbosa (L.) Raf.

Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Turbina

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Christmasvine: A young Turbina corymbosa plant
Photo: Niko Hoekzema, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (17)
arz
توربينا كوريمبوسا
bo
ཐག་འཁྱུད་མེ་ཏོག
Bulgarian
Rivea corymbosa
English
Christmasvine, Christmas vine
Finnish
Atsteekkilumokierto, Käärmeenyrtti, Rivea corymbosa
French
Rivea corymbosa
German
Rivea corymbosa
Hungarian
Mexikói hajnalka, Ipomoea corymbosa, Rivea corymbosa
Italian
Ipomoea corymbosa, Ololiuhqui, Rivea corymbosa
Japanese
タービナ・コリボサ
Latin
Rivea corymbosa
Lithuanian
Kvaitulinis gyvatenis, Rivea corymbosa
Malay
Seri pagi
Polish
Rivea corymbosa, Ololiuqui
Portuguese
Rivea corymbosa
Russian
Convolvulus corymbosus, Convolvulus domingensis, Convolvulus laevicaulis, Convolvulus multiflorus, Convolvulus prolifer, Convolvulus sidaefolius, Ipomoea corymbosa, Ipomoea cymosa
Spanish
Rivea corymbosa, Coaxihuitl, Convolvulus corymbosus, Ipomoea burmannii, Ipomoea corymbosa, Ololiuqui, Xtabentun, Xtabentún

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.