Summary
Place of publication:
Lilloa 6:495. 1941
Verified:
05/12/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Austin, D. F. 1995. Merremia discoidesperma (Convolvulaceae) seeds as medicines in Mexico. Econ. Bot. 49:330-332.
- Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978-
- Gunn, C. R. 1977. Merremia discoidesperma: its taxonomy and capacity of its seeds for ocean drifting. Econ. Bot. 31:237-252.
- Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
- León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). Flora de Cuba. 1946-1962; suppl. 1969
- O'Donell, C. A. 1941. Revision de las especies americanas de Merremia (Convolvulaceae). Lilloa 6:495-496.
- Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
- Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Nicaragua | | |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chiapas, Veracruz]
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola, Cuba
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MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Materials | beads | | Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource). |
| Medicines | folklore | | Austin, D. F. 1995. Merremia discoidesperma (Convolvulaceae) seeds as medicines in Mexico. Econ. Bot. 49:330-332. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311615.
Accessed 18 December 2025.