efloraofindia:''For Id 09102011MR3’’ ?Ipomoea cairica flowers Pune
Madhuri Raut
Request for identification
Date/Time-Oct 2011
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-PUne
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Garden but is growing rapidly like wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Climber
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- green 5 parts
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- lavender flowers
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-not seen
hari lal
Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
Ipomoea cairica Sweet. Convolvulaceae. CN: [Malay - Seri pagi, Kangkong laut, Tetampajam], Mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, Coast morning glory and Railroad creeper. A vining perennial with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. Each fruit matures at about 1 cm across and contains hairy seeds. Exact native range obscure and found pan-tropically. Weed; ornamental.
Synonym(s):
Convolvulus cairicus L. (basionym)
Convolvulus heptaphyllus Rottler & Willd.
Ipomoea heptaphylla Voigt
Ipomoea palmata Forssk.
Ipomoea pulchella Roth
Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?20148
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Morning_Glory
HARI SHANKAR LAL
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