A vigorous, slender twiner. Leaves are divided into five leaf-lets. These are lance-shaped, pointed at both ends, shallowly serrated and up to 5 cm long. Flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to cream-coloured, about 2 cm long and 1 cm across. They are carried on short stalks, with several in a group, arising from the leaf joints. Seed capsules are papery, about 1 cm across, with four dark coloured seeds. The seeds have short, pale-coloured crisp hairs.
Merremia vine has been recorded only in far north Queens-land. It is occasionally a weed of cane and also called Mile-a-minute. |