Manettia paraguariensis Chodat

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Synonyms: Manettia inflata Sprague
Common names: Candy corn vine (English) Cigarette climber (English)
Description: Climber to 4 m. Leaves 3-10 cm, ovate. Flowers solitary. Calyx lobes spathulate, patent. Corolla 2.5-3.5 cm, tubular, pubescent outside, inflated near the base; scarlet with yellow mouth; lobes very short, erect.
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Derivation of specific name: paraguariensis: from Latin, of Paraguay
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Worldwide distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Manettia paraguariensis
African Plant Database: Manettia paraguariensis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Manettia paraguariensis
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Manettia paraguariensis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=257900, retrieved 5 December 2025

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