Galapagos Species Database

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Ipomoea tiliifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.

Soguilla, Crimson morning glory, stictocardia, spottedheart

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Convolvulaceae

Genus
Ipomoea

Species
tiliifolia

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Stictocardia tiliifolia (Desr.) Hallier f. (Wood, 2020).

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1891

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Potentially Invasive

Distribution

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

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • 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
  • Muñoz-Rodríguez, P. Carruthers, T., Wood, J., Williams, B., Weitemier, K., Kronmiller, B., Goodwin, Z., Sumadijaya, A., Anglin, N., Filer, D., et al. (2019) A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Carruthers, T., Wood, J., Williams, B., Weitemier, K., Kronmiller, B., Goodwin, Z., Sumadijaya, A., Anglin, N., Filer, D., et al. (2019). A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales. Nature Plants, 5, 1136-1154.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Vélez-Gavilán, J. (2019) Stictocardia tiliifolia (spottedheart). Vélez-Gavilán, J. (2019). Stictocardia tiliifolia (spottedheart). Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CABI. DOI:10.1079/ISC.32501027.20203483186
  • Wood, J. Scotland, R. (2017) Notes on Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) from the Amazonian periphery Wood, J. & Scotland, R. (2017). Notes on Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) from the Amazonian periphery. Kew Bulletin, 72(10), 1-18.
  • Wood, J. Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R. (2020) A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World Wood, J., Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R. (2020). A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World. Phytokeys, 143: 1-823. doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.143.32821

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"Galapagos Species Database, Ipomoea tiliifolia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20424. Accessed 5 November 2026.