IPOMOEA PANDURATA
Author:
Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer, 1818
Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
G. Mey. (1818). In: Prim. Fl. Esseq. 100.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
12 Centimetres
Height:
9 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Convolvulus panduratus, Carl von Linnaeus, 1753.
Ipomoea ciliolata, Pers.1805.
Ipomoea ciliosa, Pursh, 1813.
Ipomoea schrenkiana, Peter, 1897.
Convolvulus candicans, Sol. ex Sims.
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Ipomoea candicans, Sweet.
Ipomoea pandurata var. candicans, Choisy.
Ipomoea pandurata var. hastata, Chapm.
Ipomoea pandurata f. leviuscula Fernald.
Ipomoea pandurata var. rubescens, Choisy.
Piptostegia pisonis, Mart.
This member of the Convolvulaceae family was given this name by Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer in 1818. It is found in Mexico and south-western U.S.A., growing in a rich and well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to tvelwe centimetres in diameter, 75 centimetres long, the entire plant to nine metres in height. The flowers are white with a reddish purple throat. 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 'fiddle-like' in reference to leaf shape.
Flower
White / Reddish Purple
Soil
Rich Drained
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
