Cypress Vine
Ipomoea quamoclit
Also known as Indian pink, Cardinal climber, Cupid's Flower, Cypressvine Morning-glory, Red jasmine, Star of Bethlehem, Star-glory, Sweet-willy
About Cypress Vine
Ipomoea quamoclit, commonly known as cypress vine, cypress vine morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, is a species of vine in the family Convolvulaceae native to tropical regions of the Americas and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea quamoclit
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Native to
- New World tropics
- Distribution
- New World tropics, Tropical Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कामलता Kamlata, कामलता
- Nepali
- जयन्ती Jayantee, जयन्ती फूल
- Bengali
- কুংজ লতা Kunja lota, কুঞ্জলতা
- Tamil
- Mayilmannikkam, Kembumalligai, மயில் மாணிக்கம்
- Telugu
- కాశీ రత్నం Kaashi ratnam, కాశీరత్నం
- Kannada
- ಕಾಮನಬಳ್ಳಿ Kaamana balli, ಕಾಮಲತೆ Kaamalate, ಕಾಸಿರತ್ನ Kaasiratna
- Malayalam
- ആകാശമുല്ല Akasha-mulla, നാരായനീ പൂവു Narayani poovu, സൂര്യകാന്തീ Suriyakanthi
- Marathi
- गणेशवेल Ganeshvel, गणेशवेल
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Cypress Vine belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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