Merremia hirta

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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|image=Merremia hirta.jpg

|image_caption=Flower

|genus=Merremia

|species=hirta

|authority=(L.) Merr.

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  • Convolvulus benthamii {{small|Wall.}}
  • Convolvulus cespitosus {{small|Roxb.}}
  • Convolvulus hirtus {{small|L.}}
  • Convolvulus hybridus {{small|Zoll. & Moritzi}}
  • Convolvulus linifolius {{small|(Blume) D.Dietr.}}
  • Convolvulus pratensis {{small|Buch.-Ham. ex Choisy}}
  • Convolvulus reptans {{small|L.}}
  • Hewittia cespitosa {{small|(Roxb.) Steud.}}
  • Ipomoea cespitosa {{small|(Roxb.) Sweet}}
  • Ipomoea hepaticifolia {{small|Blanco}}
  • Ipomoea linifolia {{small|Blume}}
  • Ipomoea philippinensis {{small|Choisy}}
  • Ipomoea reptans {{small|(L.) Poir. ex G.Don.}}
  • Ipomoea setulosa {{small|Zoll. & Moritzi}}
  • Lepistemon decurrens {{small|Hand.-Mazz.}}
  • Merremia cespitosa {{small|(Roxb.) Hallier f.}}
  • Merremia decurrens {{small|(Hand.-Mazz.) H.S.Kiu}}
  • Skinneria cespitosa {{small|(Roxb.) Choisy}}

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Merremia hirta is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native to India, southern China, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Queensland.{{cite POWO |id=270535-1 |title=Merremia hirta (L.) Merr. |access-date=3 January 2023 }} A twining herb, it is typically found in well-lit situations; grasslands, farm fields, roadsides, thickets, and forest edges, from sea level to {{cvt|1000|m|-2}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018876 |title=毛山猪菜 mao shan zhu cai |author= |date=2023 |website=Flora of China |publisher=efloras.org |access-date=3 January 2023 }}

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:

  • Merremia hirta var. hirta – entire range
  • Merremia hirta var. retusa {{small|Ooststr.}} – Philippines

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