Antigonon leptopus - Wikipedia Antigonon leptopus Jump to : navigation , search Antigonon leptopus Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae ( unranked ) : Angiosperms ( unranked ) : Eudicots ( unranked ) : Core eudicots Order : Caryophyllales Family : Polygonaceae Genus : Antigonon Species : A. leptopus Binomial name Antigonon leptopus Hook . & Arn . Synonyms Antigonon amabie K. Koch Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon cordatum M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon platypus Hook . & Arn . Corculum leptopus Stuntz Antigonon leptopus , commonly known as Mexican creeper , coral vine , bee bush ( in most Caribbean islands ) or San Miguelito vine , is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family , Polygonaceae . It is a perennial that is native to Mexico . It is a vine with pink or white flowers ( Antigonon leptopus ' alba ' ) . Contents ( hide ) 1 Invasive species 2 Description 3 Uses 4 References 5 External links Invasive species ( edit ) It is listed as a category II invasive exotic by the Florida 's pest plant council . Description ( edit ) Habit Antigonon leptopus is a fast - growing climbing vine that holds via tendrils , and is able to reach 25 ft or more in length . It has cordate ( heart shaped ) , sometimes triangular leaves 21⁄2 to 71⁄2 cm long the flowers are borne in panicles , clusted along the rachis producing pink or white flowers from spring to autumn , it forms underground tubers and large rootstocks , it is a prolific seed producer , the seeds float on water , the fruit and seeds are eaten and spread by a wide range of animals such as pigs , raccoons and birds . The tubers will resprout if it is cut back or damaged by frost . A white colored form Uses ( edit ) Antigonon leptopus was prepared for consumption by the aboriginal inhabitants of Baja California in a way reminiscent of popcorn . The seeds were toasted by placing them in a flat basket made of flexible twigs torn into several strips and woven to make a solid surface . On top of the seeds they would put live coals , and with both hands they would shake the basket so that the coals come up against the seeds , toasting them but not burning the basket . When the toasting is finished the burned out coals are removed and a major portion of the seeds are burst open exposing a white meal . Afterwards the seeds are separated from the husks from which they have come by dextrously tossing them into the air with the basket , just as wheat is winnowed in Spain . Thus cleaned they would grind and eat the prepared meal . They would also boil it and make fried cakes . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Taxon : Antigonon leptopus Hook . & Arn '' . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2007 - 06 - 06 . Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 21 . Jump up ^ `` The Plant List : A Working List of All Plant Species '' . Retrieved May 16 , 2014 . Jump up ^ https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3628552 External links ( edit ) Media related to Antigonon leptopus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Antigonon leptopus at Wikispecies Dressler , S. ; Schmidt , M. & Zizka , G. ( 2014 ) . `` Antigonon leptopus '' . African plants -- a Photo Guide . Frankfurt / Main : Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg . This Polygonaceae article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antigonon_leptopus&oldid=810569524 '' Categories : Polygonaceae Plants described in 1838 Flora of Baja California Sur Flora of Chihuahua ( state ) Flora of Guerrero Flora of Jalisco Flora of Michoacán Flora of Oaxaca Flora of Sinaloa Flora of Sonora Invasive plant species in the United States Polygonaceae stubs Hidden categories : Articles with ' species ' microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikispecies Asturianu বাংলা Cebuano Deutsch Español Français ಕನ್ನಡ Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar മലയാളം Polski Svenska ไทย Lea faka - Tonga Tiếng Việt Winaray 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 16 November 2017 , at 02 : 25 . About Wikipedia 
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Antigonon leptopus Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae ( unranked ) : Angiosperms ( unranked ) : Eudicots ( unranked ) : Core eudicots Order : Caryophyllales Family : Polygonaceae Genus : Antigonon Species : A. leptopus Binomial name Antigonon leptopus Hook . & Arn . Synonyms Antigonon amabie K. Koch Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon cordatum M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon platypus Hook . & Arn . Corculum leptopus Stuntz Antigonon leptopus Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae ( unranked ) : Angiosperms ( unranked ) : Eudicots ( unranked ) : Core eudicots Order : Caryophyllales Family : Polygonaceae Genus : Antigonon Species : A. leptopus Binomial name Antigonon leptopus Hook . & Arn . Synonyms Antigonon amabie K. Koch Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon cordatum M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon platypus Hook . & Arn . Corculum leptopus Stuntz Antigonon amabie K. Koch Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon cordatum M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon platypus Hook . & Arn . Corculum leptopus Stuntz Antigonon amabie K. Koch Antigonon cinerascens M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon cordatum M. Martens & Galeotti Antigonon platypus Hook . & Arn . Corculum leptopus Stuntz Antigonon leptopus , commonly known as Mexican creeper , coral vine , bee bush ( in most Caribbean islands ) or San Miguelito vine , is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family , Polygonaceae . It is a perennial that is native to Mexico . It is a vine with pink or white flowers ( Antigonon leptopus ' alba ' ) . It is listed as a category II invasive exotic by the Florida 's pest plant council . Antigonon leptopus is a fast - growing climbing vine that holds via tendrils , and is able to reach 25 ft or more in length . It has cordate ( heart shaped ) , sometimes triangular leaves 21⁄2 to 71⁄2 cm long the flowers are borne in panicles , clusted along the rachis producing pink or white flowers from spring to autumn , it forms underground tubers and large rootstocks , it is a prolific seed producer , the seeds float on water , the fruit and seeds are eaten and spread by a wide range of animals such as pigs , raccoons and birds . The tubers will resprout if it is cut back or damaged by frost . Antigonon leptopus was prepared for consumption by the aboriginal inhabitants of Baja California in a way reminiscent of popcorn . The seeds were toasted by placing them in a flat basket made of flexible twigs torn into several strips and woven to make a solid surface . On top of the seeds they would put live coals , and with both hands they would shake the basket so that the coals come up against the seeds , toasting them but not burning the basket . When the toasting is finished the burned out coals are removed and a major portion of the seeds are burst open exposing a white meal . Afterwards the seeds are separated from the husks from which they have come by dextrously tossing them into the air with the basket , just as wheat is winnowed in Spain . Thus cleaned they would grind and eat the prepared meal . They would also boil it and make fried cakes .
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