Muehlenbeckia platyclada

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Polygoneae
Subtribus: Reynoutriinae
Genus: Muehlenbeckia
Species: Muehlenbeckia platyclada
Name

Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Meisn. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 23: 313. (1865)
Synonyms

Basionym
Polygonum platycladum F.Muell. Trans. Phil. Inst. Vict. ii. 73. (1858)
Homotypic
Homalocladium platycladum L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum ii. 58. (1929)

References

Meisner, C.D.F. 1865. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 23(42): 313.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Muehlenbeckia platyclada. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 10 2017.
Schuster, T.M., Wilson, K.L. & Kron, K.A. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships of Muehlenbeckia, Fallopia, and Reynoutria (Polygonaceae) investigated with chloroplast and nuclear sequence data. International Journal of Plant Sciences 172(8): 1053–1066. DOI: 10.1086/661293 PDF Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Muehlenbeckia platyclada. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Mar. 10.

Muehlenbeckia platyclada (synonym Homalocladium platycladum),[1] known as centipede plant, tapeworm plant or ribbonbush, is a species of plant in the knotweed family from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is also naturalized in other tropical regions,[2] including Puerto Rico,[3] India, Bolivia, Madagascar, Nicaragua and Pakistan.[4]
Description

Evergreen shrub with flattened, jointed, green stems and arrow-shaped leaves. This shrub has both spreading and climbing tendencies. Flowers are short-lived and compact. Grows in well-drained soil that is moist in full sun. It also grows well in sandy loam to clayey soil with pH 5.5 to 6. Will tolerate some shade, heat and humidity. It grows 2 to 4 ft. high and 1.5 to 3 ft. wide. Leaves dark green, elongated, flattened, alternately arranged on a flat stem. Flowers tiny, white to light pink. Blooms from early to late spring.[5]
References

"Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Meisn.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-03-01
(in French) plantes-botaniques.org
plants.usda.gov
tropicos.org
http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_3225.html