Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Ipomoea pes-tigridis | |
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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 and family Convolvulaceae. It is known as tiger's footprint (tiger's paw).[1] The species is distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia and other islands in the Pacific. It grows in roadsides and sea coasts which sea level is between 0 and 400 m.
Description
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Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a hairy, vine and annual plant. It can grow up to 3–10 ft (0.91–3.05 m). The heart-shape leaves are 1–4 in (25–102 mm) long with 9-19 lobes on edge of the leaf. The flowers are 1–2 in (25–51 mm) long. The trumpet-shaped flower has five points. It can be red, pink or white color and it opens after 4 pm and its flowering period is between September and November.[2]
References
External links
Media related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikispecies
- Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
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- I. abrupta
- I. alba
- I. amnicola
- I. aquatica
- I. arborescens
- I. aristolochiifolia
- I. asarifolia
- I. batatas
- I. batatoides
- I. cairica
- I. carnea
- I. chrysocalyx
- I. coccinea
- I. cordatotriloba
- I. costata
- I. gracilis
- I. hederacea
- I. hederifolia
- I. horsfalliae
- I. indica
- I. polymorpha
- I. purga
- I. lacunosa
- I. leptophylla
- I. lobata
- I. mauritiana
- I. × multifida
- I. nil
- I. obscura
- I. quamoclit
- I. oenotherae
- I. pandurata
- I. pes-caprae
- I. pulcherrima
- I. purpurea
- I. sagittata
- I. simplex
- I. × sloteri
- I. tastensis
- I. tricolor
- I. triloba
- I. tuberculata
- I. violacea
- I. wrightii