Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Climber
• Dentate
• Node
• Flower
• Habit
• Lamina leaf blade
• Serrated
• Twig
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf blade margin
• Leaf parts
• Stem
• Inflorescence
• Flower part
• Flower & fruit
• Leaf
• Plant parts
• Climbing device

Places where this species can be found :

• Happy Hill - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Climber, with tendrils from stems, adjacent to leaves; Leaves heart-shaped, petiole >1cm long 3-9 x 3-6cm; plant often covered in mauve or bright pink flowers.

Interest
from Gk, anti, in place of, and polygonon, knot-weed. The leaves are used in the Caribbean for poultices for boils and swellings. Tea from the leaves are used for hypertension, diavetes, flu and menstrual pains (Politi, 1996). Flowers are visited for nectar by bees

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
906

Location
The Fence Graveyard, Happy Hill. Graveyard overlooking sea at top of cliff, dominated by large Ceiba tree.

Notes
Climber with Mauve-purple flowers, coating vegetation to c 8m.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.050000 N   Longitude: 61.450000 W   Altitude: 30