Ipomoea tastensis

Ipomoea tastensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. tastensis
Binomial name
Ipomoea tastensis
Synonyms[1]

Calonyction tastense (Brandegee) House

Ipomoea tastensis is a species of plant in the bindweed family, Convolvulaceae. It is native to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and 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

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ a b Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1903. Notes and new species of Lower California plants. Zoë 5:155-174.
  3. ^ Austin, D.F. & Z. Huamán. 1996. A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45(1): 3–38.
  4. ^ McDonald, J. A. 1987. Revision of Ipomoea section Exogonium (Choisy) Griseb. (Convolvulaceae). Brenesia 28: 41–87.
  5. ^ Forrest Shreve, Ira Loren Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University Press.


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