Antigonon | |
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Antigonon leptopus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily: | Eriogonoideae |
Genus: |
Antigonon Endl. [1] |
Species | |
3, see text | |
Synonyms | |
Corculum Stuntz [1] |
Antigonon is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. It contains three species [2] native to the Americas. [3]
Antigonon are vines producing branching stems with tendrils from a tuberous root system. Their leaves are alternately arranged, with flowers borne in raceme-like clusters, often toward the ends of the stems. The bell-shaped flowers have five tepals usually in shades of pink or purplish, and sometimes yellowish or white. The stamens are joined at the bases, forming a tube. [3]