IPOMOEA OBSCURA
Author:
John Bellenden Ker Gawler, 1817
Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Java, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Society Island, Socotra, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Ker Gawl. (1817). In: Bot. Reg. 3: T. 239.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
7 Centimetres
Height:
50-150 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Convolvulus obscurus, Carl Linnaeus, 1762. I R. Br. 1810.
Ipomoea insuavis, Blume, 1825.
Convolvulus ochraceus, Lindl. 1826.
Convolvulus pilosus, R. Br. 1826.
Convolvulus trichocalyx, Schumach. & Thonn. 1827.
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Ipomoea ochracea, (Lindl.) G. Don, 1837.
Ipomoea fragilis, Choisy, 1845.
Ipomoea kentrocarpa, Hochst. ex A. Rich. 1851.
Ipomoea demissa, Hallier f. 1893.
This member of the Convolvulaceae family was given this name by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in 1817. It is found around the tropical part of the world, except the Americas, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The vines will grow up to 1,5 meters, the flowers are pale yellow or pale orange. The generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός; íps, ipós, meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios, meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name means 'dark' and that can't be the flowers!
Flower
White - Pale Yellow - Pale Orange.
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
