Flower; Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana; 2/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1213 Date of entry: 12.02.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Scarlet Morning Glory
Portuguese: Corda-de-viola
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Convolvulaceae (41)(family description)
Genus: Ipomoea (18)
Epithet: hederifolia L. (1)
hederifolia => having leaves like Ivy (Hedera)
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: red
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