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Ipomoea digitata

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Hispaniola

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• forest
• coastal swamps

Flowering Times

• Aug-Oct (Hispaniola)

Fruiting Times

Glabrous twiner. Palmate 3-7 lobed leaves to 30mm long. Cymes to 50mm long of 2-6 purple or scarlet flowers, coriaceous glabrous sepals to 10mm long, lilac corolla to 60mm x 10mm. Fruit a capsule.

Further References

• SAFIO
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• Kew
• Standley