Ipomoea violacea

Ipomoea violacea
	Ipomoea violacea
Systematics
	Euasterids I
Order :	Nightshade (Solanales)
Family :	Bindweed family (Convolvulaceae)
Tribe :	Ipomoeeae
Genre :	Morning glories ( ipomoea )
Type :	Ipomoea violacea
Scientific name
	Ipomoea violacea
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The Ipomoea violacea is a plant of the genus Morningglory ( Ipomoea ) within the family of wind plants (Convolvulaceae). It occurs mainly in the coastal regions of the tropics. It is best known under the common English names "Beach Moonflower" or "Sea Moonflower", as the flowers open at night, but very often other species are cultivated under this common name, above all the very popular sky-blue flowering Ipomoea tricolor . However, Ipomoea violacea flowers white and is rarely used as an ornamental plant.

description

illustration

Funnel-shaped, white flower

Seeds

Vegetative characteristics

Ipomoea violacea is a perennial herbaceous plant . She often climbs up on beach plants or on slopes of lagoons. The alternate leaves are arranged in a petiole and a leaf blade. The fleshy, leathery leaf blades are heart-shaped with a length of 8 to 16 centimeters.

Generative characteristics

The flowers are solitary or occasionally sympodial, with a 1 to 3 centimeter long stem. The hermaphroditic flowers are radial symmetry and five-fold with a double flower envelope . The sepals are 1.5 to 2.5 inches long. The white petals are fused together like a funnel, the corolla tube has a length of 6 to 8 centimeters and a diameter of 4 to 6 centimeters.

The capsule fruits are brown and contain one to four seeds. The dark brown, egg-shaped, hairy seeds contain ergin .

Occurrence

Ipomoea violacea occurs worldwide on the coasts of the tropics and subtropics.

Individual evidence

↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Ipomoea - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on November 24, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Ipomoea violacea - collection of images, videos and audio files

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Ipomoea violacea . In: S. Dressler, M. Schmidt, G. Zizka (Eds.): African plants - A Photo Guide. Senckenberg, Frankfurt / Main 2014.

[WCSP-1] Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Ipomoea - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on November 24, 2017.