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Common name

English: Elephant Creeper, Hawaiian Baby Woodrose

German: Hawaiianischen Holzrose, Silberwinde

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Solanales (99)

        Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)

          Genus: Argyreia (4)

            Epithet: nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer (1)

Synonyms: Argyreia speciosa (L. f.) Sweet, Convolvulus nervosus Burm. f., Convolvulus speciosus L. f., Rivea nervosa (Burm. f.) Hallier f.

nervosa => with prominent nerves or veins

nervosus => with prominent nerves or veins

speciosa => beautiful

speciosus => beautiful, showy or brilliant

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: purple, violet, pink

External links

Check for Argyreia nervosa at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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