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   MC029 : Ipomoea sinensis (Desr.) Choisy

Plant Category : Climbers

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 333

Synonym : Convolvulus calycinus; Convolvulus hardwickii; Ipomoea calycina; Ipomoea biflora (L.) Pers.; Aniseia biflora (L.) Choisy; Aniseia calycina (Roxb.) Choisy; Convolvulus biflorus L.; Convolvulus hardwickii Spreng.; Convolvulus plebeius (R. Br.) Spreng.; Convolvulus ser Spreng.; Convolvulus sinensis Desr.; Ipomoea calycina (Roxb.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke; Ipomoea hardwickii (Spreng.) Hemsl.; Ipomoea plebeia R. Br.; Ipomoea timorensis Blume.;

Plant Common Name : Chinese Morning Glory, white woodrose, Pandhari Karnaful,

Plant Family : Convolvulaceae

Description : Chinese Morning Glory is a small climber with hairy stems. This a morning glory flower which is tiny in size. Flowers are usually white, 1.2–2.2 cm. It is distinguished by the sepals, 4–6 mm long, 5–8 mm wide, which are distinctly heart-shaped at the base. In fruit, the sepals can be larger, up to 21 × 8 mm. Flower tube is long, with the limb somewhat lobed. Leaves are heart-shaped, much larger than the flowers. Capsule are usually about 1 cm in diameter. Chinese Morning Glory is generally distributed in Asia, Africa and Europe. It place of origin is not clear.

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Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 70 72.

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Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Asteridae
Order : Solanales
Family : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family
Genus : Ipomoea L. - morning-glory
Species : Ipomoea sinensis

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