Ipomoea tastensis
Appearance
Ipomoea tastensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Ipomoea |
Species: | I. tastensis
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Binomial name | |
Ipomoea tastensis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Calonyction tastense (Brandegee) House |
Ipomoea tastensis is a plant species native to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. They are particularly abundant in the Sierra El Taste, where the white showy flowers make them a conspicuous part of the landscape.[2]
Ipomoea tastensis is a woody vine twining over other vegetation up to a height of 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are heart-shaped, pointed at the tip, up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) long. Flowers are large, white, the corollas up to 14 cm (5.6 inches) long.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ a b Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1903. Notes and new species of Lower California plants. Zoë 5:155-174.
- ^ Austin, D.F. & Z. Huamán. 1996. A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45(1): 3–38.
- ^ McDonald, J. A. 1987. Revision of Ipomoea section Exogonium (Choisy) Griseb. (Convolvulaceae). Brenesia 28: 41–87.
- ^ Forrest Shreve, Ira Loren Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University Press.