''Merremia'' is a genus of

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s in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as woodroses.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Merremia'': *'' M. aniseiifolia'' Ooststr. – hairy woodrose *'' M. caloxantha'' (Diels) Staples & R.C.Fang *'' M. calycina'' (Meisn.) Hallier f. *'' M. calyculata'' Ooststr. *'' M. candei'' (A.Terracc.) Sebsebe *'' M. clemensiana'' Ooststr. – roadside woodrose *'' M. cordata'' C.Y.Wu & R.C.Fang *'' M. crassinervia'' Ooststr. *'' M. dichotoma'' Ooststr. *'' M. discoidesperma'' (Donn.Sm.) O'Donell *'' M. ellenbeckii'' Pilg. *'' M. emarginata'' (Burm.f.) Hallier f. *'' M. gallabatensis'' Hallier f. *'' M. gemella'' (Burm.f.) Hallier f. *'' M. gorinii'' Chiov. *'' M. gracilis'' E.J.F.Campb. & Argent *'' M. grandidentata'' (C.H.Thomps.) Staples & Simões *'' M. gregorii'' Rendle *'' M. hainanensis'' H.S.Kiu *'' M. hederacea'' (Burm.f.) Hallier f. (

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) – ivy woodrose *'' M. hemmingiana'' Verdc. *'' M. hirta'' (L.) Merr. *'' M. hornbyi'' Verdc. *'' M. incisa'' (R.Br.) Hallier f. *'' M. malvifolia'' Rendle *'' M. martini'' (H.Lév.) Staples & Simões *'' M. obtusa'' (Verdc.) Thulin *'' M. palmata'' Hallier f. *'' M. pavonii'' (Hallier f.) D.F.Austin & Staples *'' M. platyphylla'' (Fernald) O'Donell *'' M. poranoides'' (C.B.Clarke) Hallier f. *'' M. porrecta'' Pilg. *'' M. pterygocaulos'' (Choisy) Hallier f. *'' M. rajasthanensis'' Bhandari *'' M. retusa'' (Baker) Manitz – rock rosemary *'' M. setisepala'' Verdc. *'' M. sibirica'' (L.) Hallier f. *'' M. spongiosa'' Rendle *'' M. steenisii'' Ooststr. *'' M. subsessilis'' (Courchet & Gagnep.) T.N.Nguyen *'' M. thorelii'' (Gagnep.) Staples *'' M. truncata'' Verdc. *'' M. verdcourtiana'' Lejoly & Lisowski *'' M. verecunda'' Rendle *'' M. verruculosa'' S.Y.Liu *'' M. warderensis'' Sebsebe. *'' M. wurdackii'' D.F.Austin & Staples *'' M. xanthophylla'' Hallier f. *'' M. yunnanensis'' (Courchet & Gagnep.) R.C.Fang

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Operculina turpethum ''Operculina turpethum'' (syn. ''Ipomoea turpethum'') is a species of plant in the morning glory family, known commonly as turpeth, fue vao, and St. Thomas lidpod. It is perennial, herbaceous, and hairy vine growing 4 to 5 meters in length, end ...

'' (L.) Silva Manso (as ''M. turpethum'' (L.) Rendle) *''

Xenostegia medium ''Xenostegia'', the morningvines, are a genus of flowering plants in the bindweed and morning glory family Convolvulaceae, found across the Old World Tropics and Subtropics, from Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, southern Asia and Aus ...

'' (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples (as ''M. medium'' (L.) Hallier f.) *''

Xenostegia tridentata ''Xenostegia'', the morningvines, are a genus of flowering plants in the bindweed and morning glory family Convolvulaceae, found across the Old World Tropics and Subtropics, from Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, southern Asia and Aus ...

'' (L.) D.F.Austin & Staples (as ''M. tridentata'' (L.) Hallier f.)

Uses

In the Indigenous system of Medicine, ''Ipomoea reniformis'' chois is also known as ''Merremia emarginata'' (Burm.f.) Hallier f. has been claimed to be useful for cough, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, diuretic, inflammation, fever due to enlargement of liver and also in kidney diseases. The tribal people use this plant for deobstruent, diuretic, rheumatism, neuralgia, cancerous wounds, migraine, purgative, snake bites, ulcer, abscesses and glandular swelling.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q141173 Convolvulaceae genera