Ipomoea pulcherrima

Ipomoea pulcherrima is a species of the genus of morning glories (Ipomoea ) from the family of wind plants ( Convolvulaceae ). The species is widespread in Peru.

Description

Ipomoea pulcherrima is an upright, milk juice leading shrub. The young, angled stems and petioles densely pubescent tomentose or pubescent with short trichomes. The petioles have a length of 1.5 to 3 cm, the leaf blades are 5-10 cm long, especially on the bottom similar to hairy stems and petioles, nearly circular, slightly heart-shaped or cut off at the base, towards the tip they are broadly rounded and mucronate. The eight to ten main veins of the leaves are on the underside distinctly pronounced, the secondary veins are parallel.

The inflorescences consist of a single, rarely two or three flowers are 1-4 cm long and standing together in racemose, axillary or terminal groups. The inflorescence stalks are 2-5 mm long. The sloping bracts are strongly linear, thick, long or pfriemförmig and 3 to 6 mm long. The flower stems are up to 1 cm long and glandular significantly below the calyx. The bracteoles are elongated or nearly ovate, scale-like and almost hairless, they have a length of 2 to 2.5 mm. The sepals are rounded, truncated, or slightly sinuate or slightly kleinspitzig. The outer sepals have a length of about 7 mm, which are approximately 10 mm long inner. The crown is funnel-shaped, about 4 to 5 cm long and hairy glandular- tomentose to the stamens. Stamens come in two lengths of 1.5 and 2 cm, and are about 6 mm above the fixed Kronbasis. The base of the stamens is flattened somewhat. The anthers are 6 mm long. The ovary is conical and bears a 8 to 14 mm long stylus, which in turn carries two spongy - papillary scarring.

Dissemination

The species is widespread in the Peruvian region of Apurimac.