Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Ipomoea × multifida
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Chiromo Close, Highlands
Photo: Mark Hyde
Chiromo Close, Highlands
Photo: Mark Hyde
Chiromo Close, Highlands
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea × sloteri (House) Ooststr. |
| Common names: | Cardinal climber (English) |
| Description: | This hybrid, Ipomoea quamoclit × I. coccinea, differs from Ipomoea quamoclit in its deeply palmately-pinnatifid leaves and red flowers which resemble I. coccinea more than I. quamoclit. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | multifida: from Latin multi, many and -fida derived from findere to split, hence much divided, referring to the leaves. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Cultivated hybrid, not known in the wild. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ipomoea × multifidaAfrican Plant Database: Ipomoea × multifida
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ipomoea × multifida
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea × multifida
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ipomoea × multifida
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iNaturalist: Ipomoea × multifida
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ipomoea × multifida
JSTOR Plant Science: Ipomoea × multifida
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea × multifida
Plants of the World Online: Ipomoea × multifida
Tropicos: Ipomoea × multifida
Wikipedia: Ipomoea × multifida