Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Convolvulaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Annual. Leaves ovate to orbicular, long-acuminate, 5-15 cm. long, entire or angulate-lobed, slender-petioled; peduncles few-nseveral-flowered; sepals obtuse, about 4 mm. long, subulate-appendaged; corolla 2-4 cm. long, the limb obscurely 5-lobed; ovary 4-celled; capsule globose, 4-valved, 6-8 mm. in diameter.
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Distribution
Waste grounds, New Providence, near Nassau : Pennsylvania to Arizona, Texas and Florida : West Indies ; Mexico and continental tropical America. Small Red Morning-glory.
New Providence Bahamas South America| Pennsylvania United States of America North America| Arizona United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| Florida United States of America North America| West Indies| México Mexico North America|