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Ipomoea quamoclit L.

hierba cipres, cambustrera, clarín, cypressvine, cardinal climber,star glory

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This plant is a thin vine. The leaves are pinnate, up to 10 cm in length and 6 cm wide. The flowers are small, dark red, and are shaped like little trumpets. Seeds are fluffy with tiny hairs.

This plant is a thin vine. The leaves are pinnate, up to 10 cm in length and 6 cm wide. The flowers are small, dark red, and are shaped like little trumpets. The seeds are fluffy with tiny hairs.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Convolvulaceae

Genus
Ipomoea

Species
quamoclit

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Quamoclit vulgaris Choisy

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1987

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Impact in Galapagos: In Galapagos it has the potential to suffocate the transition and arid zone vegetation.

Impact elsewhere: Covers native species, agricultural crops, and pastures, inhibiting their growth.

Control History in Galapagos: Not under management in Galapagos.

Known Pest elsewhere: Widespread in the tropics

Ecology

Habitat preferences: Frequently occurs as a weed around cultivated areas and along roads.

Trophic role: Primary producer

Growth form: Crustose

Distribution origin: Tropical America

Dispersal propagule: Seed

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Baltra, Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristobal, originally from Tropical America.

References

  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
  • Adsersen, H. (s.a.) Personal observations Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished Manuscript.
  • Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Funk, V.T. Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N. (2007) Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1-584.
  • Brako, L. Zarucchi,J.L. (1993) Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
  • Macbride, J.F. (1959) Convolvulaceae Flora of Peru. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(5/1): 455–536.
  • Austin, D.F. (1982) 165. Convolvulaceae. In: G. Harling & B. Sparre (Eds). Fl. Ecuador 15: 1–98.
  • O'Donell, C.A. (1959) Las especies americanas de Ipomoea L. sect. Quamoclit (Moench) Griseb. Lilloa 29: 19–86.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ipomoea quamoclit", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1048. Accessed 15 January 2025.