Convolvulaceae
African morningvine
Xenostegia tridentata
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Xenostegia
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Xenostegia tridentataConvolvulaceae
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Common names
By language (5)
- Bangla
- প্রসারিণী, হলুদ কলমি লতা
- Chinese
- 地旋花, 戟葉菜欒藤, 三齿鱼黄草, 三齿茉栾藤, 北鱼黄草, 尖萼鱼黄草, 过腰蛇
- English
- African morningvine
- Malayalam
- പ്രസാരണി
- Tamil
- முதியார் கூந்தல்
Synonyms
- Convolvulus tridentatus L.
- Evolvulus tridentatus L.
- Ipomoea tridentata (L.) Roth
- Merremia alatipes Dammer ex Engl.
- Merremia hastata Hallier f.
- Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
- Merremia tridentata subsp. angustifolia (Jacq.) Ooststr.
- Merremia tridentata subsp. genuina Ooststr.
- Merremia tridentata subsp. tridentata
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.