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Accession Data:

Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

  • Common Name: Mexican Coral Vine
  • Family: Polygonaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Mexico & central America

  • Description: This is a fast-growing, showy creeper that may grow to 25 ft (8 m) or more. It bears masses of deep pink, heart-shaped flowers from early summer to fall (autumn), and is ideal for trellises, pergolas and arbours where a light cover is desirable.

    Cultivation: These climbers thrive in any well-drained soil in a warm spot but require ample summer moisture. The top dies back at temperatures just below freezing and the roots die if the soil freezes. Propagate from seed, cuttings or division of the rootstock.

  • USDA Zone: 8a-10b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500189
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1302 - NEOA: North Bench E
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • SubFamily: Eriogonoideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf / Mexico Northwest / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Nicaragua / Panama / Peru / Argentina Northwest / Paraguay

References (external):

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, August 22, 2016.
  3. Antigonon at Wikispecies. Last accessed on Thursday, September 22, 2016.
  4. Antigonon leptopus at GBIF. Last accessed on Thursday, September 22, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:00:28 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Antigonon leptopus

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Current Accessions in the Polygonaceae

Subfamily Eriogonoideae

  • Antigonon leptopus
  • Coccoloba uvifera

Subfamily Polygonoideae
Tribe Polygoneae

  • Reynoutriinae: Fallopia aubertii
  • Reynoutriinae: Homalocladium platycladum
  • Reynoutriinae: Muehlenbeckia complexa

Subfamily Polygonoideae
Tribe Rumiceae

  • Rheum rhabarbarum
  • Rumex acetosa
W/C = Wild Collected
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