Merremia tuberosa
Batatilla ventruda, Ferrocarril


Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2019
Naturalized at John Kunkel Small Pineland, Florida
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Família/Family: Convolvulaceae

Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Trepadora/Vine

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Perenne/Perennial.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Nativa de Norteamérica (sureste de Estados Unidos [Florida]), México, Centroamérica y Sudamérica; también citada para las Antillas; introducida y frecuentemente cultivada en el Viejo Mundo. PLANTS y FWI la citan como introducida en las Islas Vírgenes.
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Native to North America (southeastern Unites States [Florida]), Mexico, Central America and South America; also cited for the Antilles; introduced and frequently cultivated in the Old World. PLANTS and FWI cite it as introduced in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations


ESTATUS EN LA ISLA DE PUERTO RICO/STATUS ON THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO
Presencia/Occurence: Presente/Present.

Origen/Origin: No nativo, naturalizado/Not native, naturalized.

TAXONOMÍA/TAXONOMY
Nombre científico con autores/Scientific name with authors: Merremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle

Sinónimos/Synonyms: Ipomoea tuberosa L.


Elevaciones/Elevations:
Elevaciones Bajas: < 500 m / Low Elevations: < 500 m


ENLACES A PAGINAS EXTERNAS/LINKS TO EXTERNAL WEBSITES

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Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2019
Naturalized at John Kunkel Small Pineland, Florida
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Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2019
Naturalized at John Kunkel Small Pineland, Florida
Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2019
Naturalized at John Kunkel Small Pineland, Florida
Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 2015
Naturalized at Simpson Park, Floirda
Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2019
Naturalized at John Kunkel Small Pineland, Florida
Merremia tuberosa
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer