How to identify Tree Morning Glory
Identify Tree Morning Glory by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tree-like woody habit, unusual for the genus.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tree Morning Glory.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea arborescens
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Tree
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree Morning Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree Morning Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tree Morning Glory
Tree Morning Glory (Ipomoea arborescens) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, where it grows as a tree.
In culture
It is treated as sacred and appears in worship.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Tree Morning Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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