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Ipomoea parasitica G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Leaf lamina ovate, 5–15 × 5–15 cm., obtuse or acuminate at the apex, cordate, upper surface appressed-pubescent, glabrescent and scarcely pubescent on the nerves beneath; petiole 5–24 cm. long, pubescent or glabrous, sometimes muriculate.
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Inflorescence several-flowered cymes; peduncle 5–25 cm. long, pubescent; pedicels 0·7–1.5 cm. long, enlarged at the apex; bracts lanceolate, 4–7 mm. long, pubescent, deciduous.
Stems trailing for several metres and climbing over low bushes, reddish, muriculate, glabrous or pubescent.
Corolla funnel-shaped, blue with purplish tinge, 3·5–4·5 cm. long, pubescent at the midpetaline areas.
Ornamental herbaceous climber, well naturalised as an escape from cultivation.
Sepals subequal, lanceolate-oblong, 5 mm. long, mucronate, pubescent outside.
Seeds trigonous, brownish, glabrous or very shortly pubescent.
Capsule ovoid to globose, glabrous.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Ipomoea parasitica world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, Mozambique, Malawi, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269470-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297990
COL ID 3PWNV
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Synonyms

Pharbitis parasitica Convolvulus parasiticus Ipomoea parasitica Convolvulus circinnatus Ipomoea perlonga
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