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Morning glory (Distimake aegyptius)

Description

Merremia aegyptia is an annual climbing plant, producing slender stems up to 6 metres long that scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and tying material. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Convolvulaceae

              • Genus: Distimake