Common name
Mandarin: 帽苞薯藤 (mao bao shu teng)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Ipomoea (18)
Epithet: pileata Roxb. (1)
Synonym: Ipomoea involucrata P. Beauv.
involucrata => enwrapped, provided with covering, rolled together
pileata => capped, having a cap
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet
External links
Check for Ipomoea pileata at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1187] Ipomoea - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.