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19. Antigonon Endl., Gen. 310. 1837; Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 103.1883; L.H.Bailey, Man. Cult. Pl. 350. 1949; Bhopal & Chaudhri in Pak. Syst. 1(2): 64. 1977.
Corculum Stuntz in U.S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Pl. Ind., Bull. 282: 84.1913.
Tendril climber. Leaves large, alternate, entire or undulate. Inflorescence raceme ending in branched tendrils. Flowers showy, bisexual. Perianth segments 5, petaloid, outer segments cordate or ovate, inner ones ovate-oblong. Stamens 8. Carpels 3; ovary 3-angled; styles 3. Fruit a 3-angled nut, enclosed in the accrescent, papery perianth segments.
A genus with 8 species, distributed in tropical America. Cultivated elsewhere. In Pakistan it is represented by 1 cultivated species
Lower Taxon
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