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Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) is a species of plant in the Convolvulaceae, a herbaceous, climbing plant, growing up to 3 meters tall. The leaves are up to 10 cm long, up to 6 cm wide, with 9-19 notches on each side. The flowers are 3 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, red or white, and trumpet-shaped with 5 petals.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Subfamily: Convolvuloideae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: Ipomoea quamoclit L. in Sp. Pl.: 159 (1753)
Homotypic Synonyms
Convolvulus pennatifolius Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 124 (1796), nom. illeg. superfl.
Convolvulus pennatus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 567 (1792), nom. illeg. superfl.
Convolvulus quamoclit (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 591 (1824)
Quamoclit pennata Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 224 (1837), nom. illeg. superfl.
Quamoclit quamoclit (L.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 22 (1898), not validly publ.
Quamoclit vulgaris Choisy in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 434 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 52]
Heterotypic Synonyms
Incarvillea argyi H.Lév. in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 2: 292 (1914)
Clitocyamos pinnatifidus St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 128 (1880)
Convolvulus pennifolius Drapiez in Encycl. Fl. Serr. Angl. 3: ? (1835)
Ipomoea cyamoclita St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 128 (1880)
Ipomoea erecta Michx. in J. Hist. Nat. 1: 410 (1792)
Ipomoea quamoclit var. pectinata (Hallier f.) Ooststr. in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 4: 482 (1953)
Quamoclit pennata var. pectinata Hallier f. in Verslag Staat 's Lands Plantentuin Buitenzorg 1895: 131 (1896)
Quamoclit vulgaris var. albiflora G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 260 (1837)
Publications:
Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993). Fl. Australia Oceanic Islds. Convolvs. Flora of Australia 50: 342-353. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Christophersen, E. (1938). Flow. Pl. Samoa II: Convolvulaceae. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 154: 37-39.
Eggers, H.F.A. in Eggers, H.F.A. (1879). Convolvulaceae. The flora of St Croix and the Virgin Islands: 70-73. US Government Printing Office.
Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet. M.-H. (1977). Flora of Micronesia 3: Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 36: 1-34.
Gagnepain & Courchet in H. Lecomte (1915). Flore Indo-Chine Convolvulaceae. Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 4: 228-313.
Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 88-93.
Heine, H. (1984). Fl. Nouv. Caléd. & Dépend. Convolvulaceae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 13: 1-91. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
Johnson, R.W. (2012). Convolvulaceae. Australian Plant Census Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.
Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2015). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series II: Seed Plants, volume 5. Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-319.
Ooststroom, S.J. van & R.D. Hoogland (1953). Convolvulaceae. Flora Malesiana 4: 388-512. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
Smith, A.C. in Smith, A.C. (1991). Fl. Vitiensis Nova Convolvulaceae. Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 41-69. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
Staples, G. (2018). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 36: 1-406. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
Staples, G. (with P. Traiperm) (2010). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Thailand 10: 330-468. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Ipomoea aquatica
youtube.com/watch?v=yMaIsComKDo
Ipomoea batatas
youtube.com/watch?v=P0z7JxOrwxA
Ipomoea cairica
youtube.com/watch?v=TsP9LZj6-Qg
Ipomoea carnea
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Ipomoea hederifolia
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Ipomoea indica
youtube.com/watch?v=gWet2heg5eg
Ipomoea obscura
youtube.com/watch?v=Wisq3anqsRM
Ipomoea pes-caprae
youtube.com/watch?v=I3NJurNJzHQ
#Dlium
Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) is a species of plant in the Convolvulaceae, a herbaceous, climbing plant, growing up to 3 meters tall. The leaves are up to 10 cm long, up to 6 cm wide, with 9-19 notches on each side. The flowers are 3 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, red or white, and trumpet-shaped with 5 petals.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Subfamily: Convolvuloideae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: Ipomoea quamoclit L. in Sp. Pl.: 159 (1753)
Homotypic Synonyms
Convolvulus pennatifolius Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 124 (1796), nom. illeg. superfl.
Convolvulus pennatus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 567 (1792), nom. illeg. superfl.
Convolvulus quamoclit (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 591 (1824)
Quamoclit pennata Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 224 (1837), nom. illeg. superfl.
Quamoclit quamoclit (L.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 22 (1898), not validly publ.
Quamoclit vulgaris Choisy in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 434 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 52]
Heterotypic Synonyms
Incarvillea argyi H.Lév. in Bull. Géogr. Bot. 2: 292 (1914)
Clitocyamos pinnatifidus St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 128 (1880)
Convolvulus pennifolius Drapiez in Encycl. Fl. Serr. Angl. 3: ? (1835)
Ipomoea cyamoclita St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon 7: 128 (1880)
Ipomoea erecta Michx. in J. Hist. Nat. 1: 410 (1792)
Ipomoea quamoclit var. pectinata (Hallier f.) Ooststr. in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 4: 482 (1953)
Quamoclit pennata var. pectinata Hallier f. in Verslag Staat 's Lands Plantentuin Buitenzorg 1895: 131 (1896)
Quamoclit vulgaris var. albiflora G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 260 (1837)
Publications:
Barker, R.M. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993). Fl. Australia Oceanic Islds. Convolvs. Flora of Australia 50: 342-353. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Christophersen, E. (1938). Flow. Pl. Samoa II: Convolvulaceae. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 154: 37-39.
Eggers, H.F.A. in Eggers, H.F.A. (1879). Convolvulaceae. The flora of St Croix and the Virgin Islands: 70-73. US Government Printing Office.
Fosberg, F.R. & Sachet. M.-H. (1977). Flora of Micronesia 3: Convolvulaceae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 36: 1-34.
Gagnepain & Courchet in H. Lecomte (1915). Flore Indo-Chine Convolvulaceae. Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 4: 228-313.
Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 17: 88-93.
Heine, H. (1984). Fl. Nouv. Caléd. & Dépend. Convolvulaceae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 13: 1-91. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
Johnson, R.W. (2012). Convolvulaceae. Australian Plant Census Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.
Karthigeyan, K., Pandey, R.P. & Mao, A.A. (eds.) (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2: 1-689. Botanical Survey of India. Ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2015). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series II: Seed Plants, volume 5. Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-319.
Ooststroom, S.J. van & R.D. Hoogland (1953). Convolvulaceae. Flora Malesiana 4: 388-512. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
Smith, A.C. in Smith, A.C. (1991). Fl. Vitiensis Nova Convolvulaceae. Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 41-69. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
Staples, G. (2018). Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viêt-Nam 36: 1-406. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
Staples, G. (with P. Traiperm) (2010). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Thailand 10: 330-468. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
Sykes, W.R. (1970). Contributions to the flora of Niue. Bulletin, New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 200: 1-321.
Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Learn more: dlium.com/2026/03/cypress-vine-ipomoea-quamoclit.html
Location: Ponjong, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
Dlium TheDlium
Web: dlium.com
