Railway Creeper
Ipomoea cairica
Also known as Caito Morning glory, Railroad-creeper, Mile-a-minute
About Railway Creeper
Ipomoea cairica is a vining, herbaceous, perennial plant with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. A species of morning glory, it has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper. The species name cairica translates to "from Cairo", the city where this species was first collected.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea cairica
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Distribution
- Old & New World
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- नीली बेल Neeli Bel
- Malayalam
- ഉദയമലരി
- Marathi
- गारवेल Garvel, भोवरा Bhovara
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Railway Creeper belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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