Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ipomoea habeliana
soguilla, lava morning glory






















A stunning creeper. The lance-like leaves are pale green with deep red veins. The huge white trumpet-shaped flowers last one night, opening in the evening and closing by dawn.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Species
habeliana
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- McMullen, C.K. (2010) Nocturnal and diurnal pollination of Clerodendrum molle (Verbenaceae) in the Galápagos Islands Plant Syst Evol (2011) 292:15-23
- McMullen, C.K. (2011) Pollination of the heterostylos Galápagos native, Cordia lutea (Boraginaceae) Plant Syst Evol (2012) 298:569-579
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ipomoea habeliana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=375. Accessed 29 May 2025.