Distimake tuberosus, also known as Spanish arborvine or wood rose, is a vine in the family Convolvulaceae.[2] It is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas to Brazil,[3][4] although considered by the USDA as introduced to the United States.[2] It is an invasive species in a number of islands in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, such as New Caledonia.[5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Distimake |
| Species: | D. tuberosus
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| Distimake tuberosus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples
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References
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- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
- ^ a b "Plants Profile for Merremia tuberosa (Spanish arborvine)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ Standley, Paul Carpenter; Williams, Louis Otho (1970). Flora of Guatemala. Vol. v.24:pt.9:no.1-2 (1970). Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 74–75.
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Merremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "Merremia tuberosa (PIER species information)". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). 23 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ Hequet, Vanessa (2009). Les espèces exotiques envahissantes de Nouvelle-Calédonie (PDF) (in French). p. 17.
External links
edit- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Merremia tuberosa". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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