Ipomoea carnea
| Ipomoea carnea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. carnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea carnea Jace. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy | |
Ipomoea carnea, the pink morning glory, is a species of morning glory. This flowering plant has heart-shaped leaves that are a rich green and 6–9 inches long. It can be easily grown from seeds which are toxic and it can be hazardous to cattle; the toxicity is related to the bioaccumulation of selenium species in leaves but mostly in seeds[1]
The stem of I. carnea can be used for making paper.[2] The plant is also of medicinal value.[2] It contains a component identical to marsilin, a sedative and anticonvulsant.[2] A glycosidic saponin has also been purified from I. carnea with anticarcinogenic and oxytoxic properties.[2]
Another common name is "bush morning glory", but particularly in temperate North America, that usually refers to I. leptophylla.
In Brazil, I. carnea is known as canudo-de-pita, literally "pipe-cane", as its hollow stems were used to make tubes for tobacco pipes. It thus became the namesake of Canudos, a religious community in the sertão of Bahia, over which the War of Canudos was fought 1893–1897.
References
Media related to Ipomoea carnea at Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ Sabogal, Ana; Dunin Borkowski (December 2007). "[Estado actual de la investigación sobre Ipomoea carnea: toxicidad en ganado caprino]". Revista de Química (Lima, Perú: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) (January-December 2007): 29–35. ISSN 1012-3946.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Chand, Navin; P. K. Rohatgi (June 20, 2005). "Impact toughness ofIpomoea carnea particulate-polyester composite". Journal of Materials Science Letters (Netherlands: Springer Netherlands) 6 (6): 695–697. ISSN 0261-8028.