APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Merremia tuberosa - Hawaiian Wood Rose (Sea Beans)
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Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- lateral view 1
Merremia tuberosa
- lateral view 1
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- lateral view 2
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- back of seed 1
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- hilum 1
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- hilum 2
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- hilum close-up 1
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- hilum close-up 2
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- with 1.0mm division rule 1
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- with 1.0mm division rule 2
Hawaiian Wood Rose
Merremia tuberosa
- group / collection of seeds 1
One of the seed photographed measured 16.5mm x 14mm.
Merremia tuberosa seed was purchased for reference purposes from Chiltern Seeds, March 2016. The seed originated from Réunion, in the Indian Ocean.
Merremia tuberosa (Linn.) Rendle; Native of tropical America, occasionally cultivated in our area.
Ref: FLORA OF WEST TROPICAL AFRICA BY J. HUTCHINSON, L.L.D., F.R.S., B.Sc., F.L.S. and J. M. DALZIEL, M.D., B.Sc., F.L.S. Revision edited by F. N. Hepper, B.Sc., F.L.S. (VOL II 1963; VOL III 1968, 1972)
Hawaiian Wood Rose is also referred to as Spanish Arborvine, Spanish Woodbine, Regretvine, Yellow Morning Glory, Morning Glory and Woodrose / Wood Rose.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.