Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs, and also including the sweet potato and a few other food tubers.
Jean-Antoine Roucher, was a French poet.
Avicennia is a genus of flowering plants currently placed in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. It contains mangrove trees, which occur in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas and are characterized by its "pencil roots", which are aerial roots. They are also commonly known as api api, which in the Malay language means "fires", a reference to the fact that fireflies often congregate on these trees. Species of Avicennia occur worldwide south of the Tropic of Cancer.
Clerodendrum is a genus of flowering plants formerly placed in the family Verbenaceae, but now considered to belong to the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Its common names include glorybower, bagflower and bleeding-heart. It is currently classified in the subfamily Ajugoideae, being one of several genera transferred from Verbenaceae to Lamiaceae in the 1990s, based on phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular data.
Linnaea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Until 2013, the genus included a single species, Linnaea borealis. In 2013, on the basis of molecular phylogenetic evidence, the genus was expanded to include species formerly placed in Abelia, Diabelia, Dipelta, Kolkwitzia and Vesalea. However, this is rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature and flora.
Bonamia is a genus of the flowering plant family Convolvulaceae, commonly known as the bindweed family and named after the French physician and botanist François Bonamy (1710-1786). Members of the genus are commonly known as the lady's nightcap.
Merremia is a genus of flowering plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodroses.
Linnaea floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, native to Mexico. Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a semi-evergreen or evergreen shrub with shiny ovate leaves and clusters of tubular cerise flowers to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. Though hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) it prefers a sheltered location, for instance against a south-facing stone wall.
Ipomoea oenotherae is a species of plant of the morning glory genus, Ipomoea, in the family Convolvulaceae. It derives its name from the resemblance it bears to plants in the genus Oenothera. Ipomoea oenotherae is a succulent and a cryptophyte.
Stictocardia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.
Astripomoea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.
Lepistemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.
Hyalocystis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.
Indorouchera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. It only contains one species, Indorouchera contestiana(Pierre) Hallier f.
Poskea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Symphyotrichum burgessii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Cuba. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a height of 5 decimetres or less. Its white ray florets are 5–8 millimetres long.
Symphyotrichum trilineatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native from Mexico to Guatemala.
Elatostematoides is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.
