Biology:Ipomoea pes-tigridis

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Ipomoea
Species:	I. pes-tigridis
Binomial name
Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
Synonyms
Neorthosis tigrina Rafin. Ipomoea tigripes Stokes Ipomoea tigrina Pers. Ipomoea pes-tigridis f. africana Hallier Ipomoea hepaticifolia L. Ipomoea capitellata Choisy Convolvulus pestigridis (L.) Spreng. Convolvulus hepaticifolius Spreng. Convolvulus capitellatus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Convolvulus bryoniifolius Sims Convolvulus bryoniifolius Salisb. Convolvuloides palmata Moench

Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea and family Convolvulaceae. It is known as tiger's footprint (tiger's paw). The species is distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia and other islands in the Pacific. It grows in roadsides and sea coasts which sea level is between 0 and 400 m.

Description

thumb|Bud of Tiger's footprint

Ipomoea pes-tigridis seeds

Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a hairy, vine and annual plant. It can grow up to 3–10 ft (0.91–3.05 m). The heart-shape leaves are 1–4 in (25–102 mm) long with 9-19 lobes on edge of the leaf. The flowers are 1–2 in (25–51 mm) long. The trumpet-shaped flower has five points. It can be red, pink or white color and it opens after 4 pm and its flowering period is between September and November.

External links

• Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.

Wikidata ☰ Q310302 entry