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Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 | |
Synonyms | |
Neorthosis tigrina Rafin. |
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]
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