Ipomoea diversifolia R. Br. (syn: Convolvulus diversifolius (R. Br.) Spreng. (ambiguous synonym); Ipomoea laciniata (Dalz.) C. B. Cl. (ambiguous synonym); Pharbitis laciniata Dalz.);
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Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland), Philippines (Luzon), India as per Catalogue of Life;
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Bot. name: Ipomoea laciniata Family: Convolvulaceae Location: Chandoli WLS & Kas, Maharashtra. Ipomoea laciniata is a relatively rare night blooming species pollinated by moths.
Your photos are a rare and valuable reference (!) I hope this can become a species designated for conservation gardening. Could you please help me identify the following plant. Looks slightly different from Ipomoea coptica ! I suggest Ipomoea laciniata (syn. Ipomoea diversifolia). Images are good.
What is required is local exploration for more leaf forms, if any.
Extreme dissection of leaf is present in this case. it needs to be ascertained whether less dissected leaf forms are present or not.
[There are species of Convolvulaceae in our country waiting to be discovered.
Recently there was a post on facebook from near Jalgaon MH, reporting what looked like Ipomoea tenuipes, only difference was it had round corolla limb.
Then I found out this species was published from Aurangabad MH, and reported in EFI from Vadodara GJ.] Thank you … for possible ID.
Rakesh ji, I observed this plant at 3 different locations in Warad (District Sindhudurg) area. Attached photos are from these three locations. As per Flora of Maharashtra State II (2001),
Corolla 5-6 cm long…….. I. diversifolia
Corolla 1-1.2 cm long….. I. coptica Please compare !
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:268794-1 https://convolvulaceae.myspecies.info/content/ipomoea-laciniata . References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 World Flora Online IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) POWO Flora of Karnataka JSTOR MySpecies (Specimen) Convolvulaceae Unlimited Flowers of India Flora of peninsular India IBIS Flora (FBI) |