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Wood Rose
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Morning glories & sweet potato

Wood Rose

Distimake tuberosus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples

Names

EnglishWood Rose
Dutch—
SpanishBatatilla ventruda
Chinese木玫瑰
Scientific nameDistimake tuberosus (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples

About this species

Distimake tuberosus, also known as Spanish arborvine or wood rose, commonly known as the Hawaiian wood rose, is a vine in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native to the Americas, from Florida and Texas to Brazil, although considered by the USDA as introduced to the United States. It is an invasive species in a number of islands in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, such as New Caledonia.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusDistimake

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2018First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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