Red Star Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Also known as Ivy-leaf morning-glory, Morning-glory, Star Ipomoea
Climberoutdoor
About Red Star Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia is a species of herbaceous annual vine native to the Americas. It was first described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is commonly known as scarlet morning glory, scarlet creeper, star ipomoea, trompillo or ivy-leaved morning glory (which otherwise refers to I. hederacea).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea hederifolia
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Along stream sides and degraded forests areas
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- লাল তারা
- Tamil
- Kanavalikkodi
- Telugu
- అడవి కాశి రత్నం Adavi Kaasiratnam
- Malayalam
- Theepori mulla, Suryakanti
- Marathi
- लाल पुंगली Lal pungli, लाल पुंगली
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Red Star Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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