Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Coral Vine

Antigonon leptopus

Spanish: bellísima

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' ).

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae

Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records22,295 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-04-01 — observation by daniel_brito
2025-11-07 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-06 — observation by chepipatricio
2023-11-20 — observation by daniel_brito
2023-11-11 — observation by zihuadean
2023-08-08 — observation by sosar

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Coral Vine (Antigonon leptopus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/antigonon-leptopus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.