Ipomoea pes-tigridis

Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Ipomoea
Species:	I. pes-tigridis
Binomial name
Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
Synonyms
Neorthosis tigrina Rafin. Ipomoea tigripes Stokes Ipomoea tigrina Pers. Ipomoea pes-tigridis f. africana Hallier Ipomoea hepaticifolia L. Ipomoea capitellata Convolvulus pestigridis (L.) Convolvulus hepaticifolius Convolvulus capitellatus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. Convolvulus bryoniifolius Sims Convolvulus bryoniifolius Salisb. Convolvuloides palmata Moench

Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea and family Convolvulaceae. It is known as tiger's footprint (tiger's paw).^[1] The species is distributed in Asia, Africa, Australia and other islands in the Pacific. It grows in roadsides and sea coasts which sea level is between 0 and 400 m.

Description[]

Bud of Tiger's footprint

Ipomoea pes-tigridis seeds

Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a hairy, vine and annual plant. It can grow up to 3–10 ft (0.91–3.05 m). The heart-shape leaves are 1–4 in (25–102 mm) long with 9-19 lobes on edge of the leaf. The flowers are 1–2 in (25–51 mm) long. The trumpet-shaped flower has five points. It can be red, pink or white color and it opens after 4 pm and its flowering period is between September and November.^[2]

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External links[]

• Media related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Ipomoea pes-tigridis at Wikispecies
• Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.