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Ipomoea wolcottiana (Ipomoea wolcottiana)

Description

Ipomoea wolcottiana is a phanerogamous speciesof the family Convolvulaceae. Tree up to 12 m tall, glabrous or puberulent; trunk up to 1 m in diameter at the base, glabrous or puberulent; leaf ovate-elongated, elliptical, 6 to 16 cm long, 3 to 11 cm wide, acute or acuminate apex, glabrous, glabrous or slightly puberulent underside; unifloras inflorescences ; Sepals are equal, elliptical, 7 to 14 mm long, leathery exteriors, membranous interiors; corolla funnel-shaped (infundibuliform), 3 to 4 cm long, white, purple in the throat; the fruitis a somewhat fusiform capsule, 2.2 to 3 cm long, bilocular, 4 seeds, ellipsoid, triangular, 1.1 to 1.4 cm long, white hairs, 1 to 1.5 cm long.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Convolvulaceae

              • Genus: Ipomoea