Merremia tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Merremia |
Species: | M. tuberosa |
Binomial name | |
Merremia tuberosa Rendle |
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Merremia tuberosa, also known as Hawaiian wood rose, Spanish arborvine, Spanish woodbine, regretvine, or yellow morning-glory, is a vine native to Mexico. It is an invasive species in a number of islands in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Unlike the well known "Hawaiian Baby Woodrose" Merremia tuberosa is not psychoactive, or has very little alkaloid content