Ipomoea pes-tigridis | |
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Ipomoea pes-tigridis in flower in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India | |
Ipomoea pes-tigridis leaf, Ullickal, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Ipomoea |
Species: | I. pes-tigridis |
Binomial name | |
Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. | |
Synonyms | |
Neorthosis tigrina Rafin. |
Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea in the family Convolvulaceae. It is known as tiger foot ipomoea or tiger foot morning glory. The species is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and New Guinea, and is naturalised in Australia. It grows from sea level up to 400 m. It is the type species of the genus Ipomoea.
Description
Ipomoea pes-tigridis is an annual plant, hairy, growing as a vine. It can grow up to 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in). The leaves are palmately lobed, 6–10 cm (2.4–3.9 in) diameter, with 5-9 lobes on edge of the leaf; the lobes are elliptic, with a narrowed base; the sinus between the lobes being rounded. Its flowering period is between September and November. The trumpet-shaped flowers are white, 4 cm (1.6 in) long, the corolla opening to 3 cm (1.2 in) diameter, and has five points. The flowers are in clusters, but usually only one open at a time in each cluster; the individual flowers open after 4 pm, and wither by the following morning.
References
- "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "Tiger Foot Morning Glory". Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- Wood, John R. I.; Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo; Williams, Bethany R. M.; Scotland, Robert W. (2020-03-16). "A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World". PhytoKeys. 143. Pensoft Publishers: 1–823. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.143.32821. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 7298354.
External links
- Media related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikispecies
- Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ipomoea pes-tigridis |
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