| 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, Eswatini, Djibouti,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Hainan, India, Ivory
Coast, Java, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal,
New Guinea, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi
Arabia, Sierra Leone, Society Island, Socotra, Solomon
Island, Somalia, South China Sea, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Sulawesi + Sumatra; Indonesia, Taiwan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
7
Centimetres |
| Height: |
50-150 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Pale Yellow - Pale Orange. |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
| Obscure
Morningglory, Small White Morningglory |
|
| 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.
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! |
