Ipomoea coccinea L.

Common Name : Red star
Family : Convolvulaceae

HABIT

A VINE OR SHRUB, UP TO SEVERAL METRES LONG.

STEMS

SLENDER OR SCANDENT.

LEAVES

OVATE, BROADLY CORDATE, 6-12 CM LONG, APEX ACUTE OR ACUMINATE, MARGINS SUBENTIRE, ANGLED OR BROADLY 3-5 LOBED.

FLOWERS

ERECT, RED, BORNE IN LONG-PEDUNCLED, FEWFLOWERED AXILLARY CYMES, UP TO 15 CM LONG.

FRUITS

ERECT, RED, BORNE IN LONG-PEDUNCLED, FEWFLOWERED AXILLARY CYMES, UP TO 15 CM LONG.