Iopomoea pes-tigridis L.
Common Name : Tiger foot morning glory
Family : Convolvulaceae
HABIT |
ANNUAL VINE. |
STEMS |
SPREADING OR CLIMBING, WITH
LONG, SPREADING YELLOW HAIRS. |
LEAVES |
UP TO 11 CM LONG AND 13 CM WIDE, SOMETIMES ENTIRE BUT USUALLY
DEEPLY PALMATELY 5-9-LOBED, LOBES NARROWLY OVAL TO ABOVATE, NARROWED ABOVE
AND BELOW, 1.6-7 CM LONG AND 1-2.8 CM WIDE, THINLY PUBESCENT TO STRIGOSE ON
BOTH SURFACES. |
FLOWERS |
INFLORESCENCE FEW-FLOWERED
BRACTEATE HEAD ON PUBESCENT PEDUNCLE UP TO 14 CM LONG; FLOWERS WHITE, PINK OR
PURPLE, IF COLOURED THEN WITH A DARKER THROAT, FUNNEL-SHAPED, 3.5-5 CM LONG. |
FRUITS |
CAPSULAR, OVOID, PAPERY,
BROWN, GLABROUS, 0.8-0.9 CM LONG AND ABOUT 0.5 CM IN DIAMETER. |
SEEDS |
BLACK, 0.4 CM LONG, USUALLY
GREY PUBESCENT. |