Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ipomoea triloba
flor de la mañana, flor de mañana, campanilla, quilamul, three lobed Morning Glory, morning glory, littlebell
A delicate creeper with hairy stems and leaves in three lobes. The light pink flowers last only one day.
The flowers open at dawn.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Species
triloba
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ipomoea galapagensis Andersson
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: The native range of this species is Mexico to Brazil, Caribbean, Galápagos (POWO, 2023).
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