Ipomoea violacea L.

  • Filed As

    Convolvulaceae
    Ipomoea violacea L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 6972 with A. Siaca, 19 December 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Fajardo. Bahia Las Cabezas.

  • Habitat

    Coastal thicket.

  • Description

    Twining vine to 6 m long, many-branched; stems gray with lenticels, producing abundant milky sap, reaching 7-8 mm in diam. Flowers erect; calyx green; corolla white, sepals accrescent, fleshy, surrounding the capsule.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: NY, UPRRP, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 839892

    Occurrence ID: ffac53a0-0f04-4e7c-961b-ff3de4158715

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Convolvulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ipomoea violacea L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Fajardo

  • Locality

    Bahia Las Cabezas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1 m. (3 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.3719, -65.6414

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