Scarlet Morning Glory
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Ipomoea coccinea |
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The Ipomoea coccinea ( Ipomoea coccinea ) is a plant type from the genus of Morningglory ( Ipomoea ) from the family of wind plants (Convolvulaceae).
description
The scarlet morning glory is a climbing , annual , herbaceous plant . The leaf blades of the leaves are heart-shaped, pointed and 5 to 15 cm long. The leaf margin is entire or angularly lobed. The petioles are slender.
There are a few to several flowers on a peduncle . The sepals are about 4 mm long, blunted towards the front but awned awning. The crown is 2.5 to 4 cm long, five-angled or slightly five-lobed. The stamens are slightly above the crown. The ovary is four-chambered.
The fruits are spherical capsules 6 to 8 mm in diameter that open via four flaps. The seeds are partly hairy yellow-brown, silky.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 30.
Occurrence
The species is common in tropical America . Their home is northern and central Mexico; however, it is often a neophyte in North America.
literature
- J. Francis Macbride: Convolvulaceae In: Flora of Peru , Fieldiana: Botany, Volume XIII, Part V, Number 1, December 1959.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ipomoea coccinea at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Ipomoea - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on November 26, 2017.
