Ipomoea carolina L.

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Convolvulaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Ipomoea carolina L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Glabrous, slightly fleshy, climbing, sometimes 8 m. long. Petioles slender, 3-6 cm. long; leaves pedately 4-7-divided, the segments oblanceolate, entire, 3-6 cm. long, obtuse or acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, slender-stalked; peduncles somewhat shorter than the petioles; cymes several-flowered; pedicels short and stout; sepals ovate, obtuse, about 1 em. long; corolla tubular-campanulate, 3.5-4.5 cm. long; capsule ovoid, 8-10 mm. long; seeds woolly.

  • Distribution

    Pine-lands and thickets, Andros, New Providence : Cuba. Catesby, Hist. Carol., 2: pi. 91. A specimen from Andros {Brace J,950), with foliage only, is referred to this species with doubt. Pedatk-leaved Morning-glory.

    South Andros Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Cuba South America|