Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

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Antigonon leptopus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kariba

Antigonon leptopus

Photo: James Varden
Victoria Falls railway station and along the railway line

Antigonon leptopus

Photo: James Varden
Victoria Falls railway station and along the railway line

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Synonyms:
Common names: Coral creeper (English) Coral-vine (English) Pink-vine (English)
Description: Robust climber. Leaves ovate or triangular with hastate or cordate base. Inflorescence of slender axillary racemes, paniculate and terminal above; racemes usually ending in branched tendrils. Perianth segments bright pink or white, accrescent. Stamens 7-8 united below into a tube. Achene c. 1 cm long, brown, shiny, 3-angled above, enclosed in the persistent perianth and staminal tube.
Notes: Commonly cultivated but rarely and only weakly naturalised
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Worldwide distribution: Native to Mexico and Central America
Growth form(s): Climber, liane.
Insects associated with this species: Scopula minorata (Larval foodplant)
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Image last updated: Saturday 10 July 2010
Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 23.

Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 47 - 49. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Antigonon leptopus
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Flora of Mozambique: Antigonon leptopus
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Antigonon leptopus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Antigonon leptopus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Antigonon leptopus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Antigonon leptopus
JSTOR Plant Science: Antigonon leptopus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Antigonon leptopus
Plants of the World Online: Antigonon leptopus
Tropicos: Antigonon leptopus
Wikipedia: Antigonon leptopus


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Antigonon leptopus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165630, retrieved 19 March 2024

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