Ipomoea coccinea

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I. coccinea as described by Martín Sessé y Lacasta and J.M. Mociño is actually I. hederifolia.
Red Morning Glory
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: I. coccinea
Binomial name
Ipomoea coccinea
L.
Synonyms

Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench

Ipomea coccinea is a flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae known by several common names including Red Morning Glory, Redstar and (ambiguously) Mexican Morning Glory.

It was first described by Linnaeus in 1753.

References

  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. (26 November 2009)


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