Summary[
edit] Description: Common name: Coral vine, Honolulu creeper, Mexican creeper, Kodi rose கொடி ரோஜா (Tamil), Anantalata (Bengali) Botanical name:
Antigonon leptopus - [ (an-TIG-oh-non) from the Latin anti-, (against) and gonia, (an angle), perhaps referring to the zig zag stems; (LEP-toh-puss) slender stalks ] Synonyms: Antigonon cinerascens, Antigonon cordatum, Antigonon platypus, Corculum leptopum , Corculum leptopus Family:
Polygonaceae (knotweed, or smartweed family) - [ (pol-LIG-go-nuh-see-ay) or (pol-ee-GO-nuh-see-ay) Many knee joints, angles referring to the shape of the seed ] Origin: Mexico, Central America Vine, Climber. Coarse vine from Mexico with showy pink clusters of flowers; in Mexico the tuberous roots (which may weigh 14 lbs.) are eaten. A. leptopus is a smothering vine that invades disturbed areas and forest edges. It produces many seeds, which are spread by water currents and animals that consume the fruit. It has become invasive in some Pacific Islands, and is naturalized in many other Pacific regions. Ornamental. The leaves are used in the Caribbean for poultices for boils and swellings. Tea from the leaves are used for hypertension, diabetes, flu and menstrual pains. Flowers are visited for nectar by bees. Courtesy: -
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EcoPort Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. Date: 11 March 2007, 15:33. Source:
Antigonon leptopus. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 09′ 47.13″ N, 72° 52′ 23.92″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.163091; 72.873312.