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Ipomoea coccinea

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Cultivated

C, ornamental with cultivars

Offspring

Ipomoea coccinea 'Aurantia', Ipomoea × multifida

Common Names

• Cundeamor (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• N. & C. Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• montane forest
• thickets

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Twiner with glabrous leaves. Few-flowered inflorescence, red flowers, scarlet corolla to 40mm long.

Further References

• Kew
• SAFIO
• Standley