More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Flowers of Zihuatanejo
Coral Vine / Coral Bells
Antigonon leptopus
Flowers by Colour
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies (Order Caryophyllales)
-Knotweed Family (Family Polygonaceae)
-Subfamily Eriogonoideae
-Genus Antigonon
-Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus)
Coral Bells is a native of Mexico and Central America. It is typically found along roadsides, coastal cliffs, coastal forests, disturbed areas, and tropical and subtropical areas. The flowers are usually coral-pink clusters but may also be red or white. The vine can grow up to 40 feet high in its native habitats and climbs up into the canopy of trees and spreads rapidly into the forests.
Description
• Antigonon leptopus, commonly known as coral vine, is a vigorous climbing vine in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It climbs using tendrils and has slender stems and alternate, heart-shaped leaves. Its flowers grow in loose clusters and are usually bright pink to rose-red, although white-flowered forms also occur. The flowers attract bees and butterflies, and the plant produces dark, three-sided fruits.
Range
• Antigonon leptopus is native to Mexico and has become naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, including parts of the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. It is native to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and the surrounding area.
Habitat
• This fast-growing vine thrives in warm, sunny environments, including tropical dry forest edges, scrubland, roadsides, disturbed areas, and gardens. It grows readily in well-drained soils and can tolerate heat and periods of drought. Where conditions are favourable, it may spread vigorously over shrubs, fences, and trees.