Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

yellow merremia

Camonea umbellata

Spanish: Aguinaldo amarillo

Camonea umbellata, commonly known as hogvine, yellow merremia, and yellow wood rose, is a thin vine growing to a maximum thickness of 2 cm (0.79 in). It has many uses in Indian traditional medicines. The flowers attract bees, butterflies and birds.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae

Local records17 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records4,283 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-01-10 — observation by zihuadean
2025-02-14 — observation by sebastian323
2025-01-15 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-11 — observation by zihuadean
2024-01-11 — observation by taniaortega
2024-01-09 — observation by taniaortega

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Cite as: “yellow merremia (Camonea umbellata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/camonea-umbellata/, 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.