Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.

Convolvulaceae, Maria Leonor Gonçalves. Flora Zambesiaca 8:1. 1987

Morphology General Habit

Annual or sometimes perennial herb.

Morphology Stem

Stems slender or more or less stout, trailing, up to 3 m. long, occasionally prostrate covered with long spreading yellow bristly hairs as are petioles and peduncles, up to 2 m. long.

Morphology Leaves

Leaf lamina circular to somewhat reniform in outline, palmately-pedately 7–9-lobed, 4–11 × 4–15 cm., in outline, broadly cordate at the base; lobes narrowly oval to obovate, narrowed above and below, acute or subacute, minutely mucronate at the apex, narrowed and confluent at the base, 1·5–7·5 × 1–2·5 cm., lateral ones gradually smaller, lowermost somewhat oblique to falcate, often obtuse, all thinly hairy to strigose on both surfaces; sinises between the lobes rounded; petiole up to 14 cm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers in few-flowered bracteate heads; peduncle up to 15 cm. long; bracts foliaceous, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, hairy outside; outer ones up to 3 × 0·8 cm., inner ones smaller.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals lanceolate, 7–12 mm. long, hairy.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla funnel-shaped, white, pink or purple with darker throat, 3–5 cm. long; midpetaline areas with a few hairs.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule ovoid, glabrous.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds brown, pubescent.

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit

Annual herb; stems trailing or climbing, up to 1 m or more long, covered with long spreading yellowish hairs

Morphology Leaves

Leaf-blades palmately 7–9-lobed, up to 10.5 x 13 cm, strigose, the lobes 1.6–7 x 0.5–2.8 cm; petiole up to 14 cm long

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Cymes few-flowered, head-like; peduncle up to 15(–25) cm long; bracts leaf-like, linear to oblong, hairy

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Sepals 8–10 mm long, hairy

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla white, pink or purple with darker throat, 3.5–5 cm long, funnel-shaped

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Capsule ovoid, 6–8 mm long, glabrous

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds black, pubescent.

Distribution

S3 widespread in tropical Africa and Asia.

Ecology

Altitude c. 50 m.

Note

Three varieties were recognized by Verdcourt in Fl. Trop. E. Afr. (1963), and of these var. pes-tigridis was said to occur in northern Somalia and var. longibracteata Vatke in southern Somalia.

Convolvulaceae, H. Heine. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit

Coarsely hairy twiner

Morphology Leaves

Deeply divided leaves

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Pink or red-purple flowers 1 in. or more long in pedunculate bracteate heads.

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation

Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident