Antigonon (Antigonon)
Description
Antigonon is a genus of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. It contains three species. native to the Americas.They are vines producing branching stems with tendrils from a tuberous root system. The leaves are alternately arranged. Flowers are borne in raceme-like clusters, often toward the ends of the stems. The bell-shaped flowers have five tepals usually in shades of pink or purplish, and sometimes yellowish or white. The stamens are joined at the bases, forming a tube.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Polygonales
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Family: Polygonaceae
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Genus: Antigonon
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