Ipomoea hederifolia

• Botanical Name : Ipomoea hederifolia L.
• Synonyms : Ipomoea angulata Lam., Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia (L.) A. Gray
• Common Name : Scarlet Morning Glory, Scarlet Creeper, Ganesh Vel
• Plant Family : Convolvulaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Ipomoea hederifolia Plant :

• Habit : An annualslender climbing herb.
• Leaves : Ovate-cordate, glabrous, entire or trilobed, acuminate, petiole long.
• Inflorescence : Terminal, lax, umbellate cymes.
• Flowers :
  • Bright crimson coloured.
  • Calyx small, appressed to the corolla-tube, terminating in a long awn-like point.
  • Corolla funnel-shaped, small.
  • Ovary 4-celled with one ovule in each cell.
• Fruit :
  • Capsule, ovoid, 4-seeded, glabrous.
  • Seeds ellipsoidal, light-black, glabrous, microscopically reticulate.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : September - January
• Significance : Cultivated on the hedges.