Ipomoea horsfalliae
Ipomoea horsfalliae on Maui
Ipomoea horsfalliae is a species of the genus of morning glories (Ipomoea ) from the family of wind plants ( Convolvulaceae ).
Description
Ipomoea horsfalliae is a perennial climber with twining, slightly woody and corky stems. The leaf blade is circular in outline, 5-20 cm long and up to about halfway to the base in five to seven ( rarely three ) divided segments. The middle segment is usually longer than the other, ovoid or elliptical at both ends pointed, the tip is pointed to blunt and mucronate. The remaining segments are oval - lanceolate to linear. All are entire, toothed or notched.
The flowers are in axillary little - to multifloral cymes of 1,5 and 14 cm long inflorescence stems. The flower stalks are about 1 cm long, the sepals are ovate, concave and nearly uniform and 7 to 10 mm long. The crown is bright red to purple, plate-shaped and about 4 cm long. The coronary band is five-lobed. Stamens and style are beyond the crown.
Locations and use
The species grows in forests of higher altitudes. It is cultivated in the tropics as an ornamental plant.
System
Within the genus of morning glories (Ipomoea ) is the type classified in the series Eriospermum the section Eriospermum in the same subgenus Eriospermum.