IPOMOEA OENOTHEROIDES

This member of the Convolvulaceae family was given this name by Adrianus Dirk Jacob Meeuse and Welhelmina Gerhardina Welman in 2000. It is found in Namibia and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex might grow to ten centimetres in diameter, 125 centimetres long, the entire plant to 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are bright magenta to pink-magenta. 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 "Oenothera-like"; a member of the Onagraceae family.