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Genus: Merremia
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> Euasterid I > Order: Solanales > Family: Convolvulaceae
About 80
species, worldwide in warm regions, with 13 species native to southern
Africa and two species cultivated.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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Merremia aegyptia
Recorded from Zimbabwe.
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Merremia bipinnatipartita
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Merremia guerichii |
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Merremia hederacea
Recorded from Mozambique.
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Merremia kentrocaulos
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Merremia malvaefolia |
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Merremia multisecta |
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Merremia palmata
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Merremia pinnata
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Merremia pterygocaulos |
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Merremia quinquefolia
Recorded from Mozambique.
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Merremia verecunda |
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Merremia xanthophylla
Recorded from Zimbabwe. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Merremia dissecta
Native to tropical America.
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Merremia tuberosa (Brazilian
jalap)
Native to tropical America.
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