Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.


Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.



Convolvulaceae

Description:

Herbs perennial, glabrous, with a thick tap root. Stems 5-30 m, prostrate, sometimes twining, rooting at nodes. Petiole 2-10 cm; leaf blade ovate, elliptic, circular, reniform or ± quadrate to oblong, 3.5-9 X 3-10 cm, rather thick, 2-glandular abaxially, base broadly cuneate, truncate, or shallowly cordate, margin entire, apex emarginate or deeply 2-lobed, mucronulate. Inflorescences 1- to several flowered; peduncle stout, 4-14 cm; bracts early deciduous, broadly deltate, 3-3.5 mm. Pedicel 2-2.5 cm. Sepals unequal, ± leathery, glabrous, apex obtuse, mucronulate; outer 2 ovate to elliptic, 5-8 mm, wider; inner 3 nearly circular and concave, 7-11 mm. Corolla purple or reddish purple, with a darker center, funnelform, 4-5 cm. Stamens included. Pistil included; ovary glabrous. Stigma 2-lobed. Capsule ± globular, 1.1-1.7 cm, glabrous, leathery. Seeds black, trigonous-globose, 7-8 mm, densely brownish tomentose. 2n = 30*.
Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

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