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Convolvulaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Convolvuleae

Subfamily
Tribe Cresseae

Subfamily
Tribe Cuscuteae

Subfamily
Tribe Ipomoeeae

W/C = Wild Collected
Ipomoea horsfalliae Hook.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Convolvulaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: West Indies
  • Habitat:

  • Description: This plant is a smooth, woody vine, that is commonly cultivated all around the world, naturally in the tropics or in greenhouses. The ornamental features are its foliage and the flowers. The leaves are palmately divided into five to seven segments, and are very atractive smooth green color. The noticable long purplish flowers are in groups. Even before the flowers emerge the buds are a positive feature, because they look like small berries.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500666
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1303 - NEO:Caribbean C
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-28-2011
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Solanales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Convolvulaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Ipomoeeae
  • SubTribe:
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