Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Convolvulaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench

  • Description

    Species Description - Annual. Leaves ovate to orbicular, long-acuminate, 5-15 cm. long, entire or angulate-lobed, slender-petioled; peduncles few-nseveral-flowered; sepals obtuse, about 4 mm. long, subulate-appendaged; corolla 2-4 cm. long, the limb obscurely 5-lobed; ovary 4-celled; capsule globose, 4-valved, 6-8 mm. in diameter.

  • Distribution

    Waste grounds, New Providence, near Nassau : Pennsylvania to Arizona, Texas and Florida : West Indies ; Mexico and continental tropical America. Small Red Morning-glory.

    New Providence Bahamas South America| Pennsylvania United States of America North America| Arizona United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| Florida United States of America North America| West Indies| México Mexico North America|