Common name
English: Bayhops
German: Strandwinde, Ziegenfuß-Prunkwinde
Mandarin: 厚藤 (hou teng)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Ipomoea (18)
Epithet: pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. (3)
Subspecies: brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.
Synonyms: Bonanox orbicularis (Elliott) Raf., Convolvulus bauhiniifolius Salisb., Convolvulus biglandulosus Stokes, Convolvulus brasiliensis L., Convolvulus retusus Colla, Ipomoea brasiliensis (L.) G.Mey., Ipomoea brevipes Moc. & Sessé ex Choisy, Ipomoea orbicularis Elliott, Ipomoea pes-caprae Hallier f., Latrienda brasiliensis (L.) Raf., Plesiagopus brasiliensis (L.) Raf., Plesiagopus cuneifolia Raf., Plesiagopus maritima Raf.
brasiliensis => of Brazilian origin
brevipes => with a short stalk
maritima => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
orbicularis => round or circular
pes-caprae => goat foot, form of leaf
retusus => blunted, with a slight notch at a rounded apex
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink
External links
Check for Ipomoea pes-caprae at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1187] Ipomoea - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1592] Ipomoea pes-caprae - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.