Ipomoea pes-tigridis
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| Ipomoea pes-tigridis in flower in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India | |
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| Ipomoea pes-tigridis leaf, Ullickal, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. pes-tigridis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea pes-tigridis | |
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Neorthosis tigrina Rafin. | |
Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea in the family Convolvulaceae. It is known as tiger foot ipomoea[1] or tiger foot morning glory.[2] The species is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and New Guinea, and is naturalised in Australia.[3] It grows from sea level up to 400 m. It is the type species of the genus Ipomoea.[4]
Description
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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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ a b "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
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Media related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikispecies- Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
