Ventricose Morning Glory
Operculina tansaensis
Also known as Paper Rose, St Thomas Lidpod
- Habit
- Climber
How to identify Ventricose Morning Glory
Identify Ventricose 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 climber habit.
- 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 Ventricose Morning Glory.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Operculina tansaensis
- Genus
- Operculina
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ventricose 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 Ventricose Morning Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ventricose Morning Glory
Ventricose Morning Glory (Operculina tansaensis) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, where it grows as a climber.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Ventricose Morning Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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