Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)

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.



TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Subfamily: Convolvuloideae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea L. in Sp. Pl.: 159 (1753)
Species: Ipomoea quamoclit L. in Sp. Pl.: 159 (1753)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Convolvulus pennatifolius Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 124 (1796)
Convolvulus pennatus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 567 (1792)
Convolvulus quamoclit (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 591 (1824)
Quamoclit pennata Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 224 (1837)
Quamoclit quamoclit (L.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 3: 22 (1898)
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. (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)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Bengali: কুঞ্জলতা Kunja lota
Chinese (simplified): 茑萝
Chinese (traditional): 蔦蘿
Czech: Povijnice dlanitolistá
Danish: Fjersnerle
Dutch: Kardinaalswinde
English: Cypress vine, Cardinal vine, Cupid's Flower, Cypress vine morning glory, Cardinal creeper, Star glory, Star of Bethlehem, Hummingbird vine, Indian pink, Cardinal climber
German: Zypressen-Prunkwinde
Hindi: कमलता Kamlata
Indonesia: Rincik bumi, Bunga tali-tali
Japanese: ルコウソウ
Java: Songgo langit, Katilan
Kannada: Nakshatra hoovu gida, Kaamana balli, Kaamalate, Kaasiratna, Kempu molle
Korean: 유홍초
Lithuanian: Paprastasis sukutis
Malayalam: Akasha-mulla, Narayani poovu, Suriyakanthi
Manipuri: Kamlata
Marathi: Ganeshpushpa, Ganeshvel
Mizo: Rimenhawih-i
Nepali: जयन्ती Jayantee
Palauan: Asangao
Portuguese: Esqueletinho-de-jardim
Russian: Квамоклит перистый
Slovak: Povojník perovitolistý
Spanish: Bejuco de ciprés, Bandera española, Bejuco de coral, Cambustera, Cundeamor, Fin de Amor
Tamil: மயிலுமண்ணிக்கம் - கெம்புமல்லிகை Mayilmannikkam, Kembumalligai
Telugu: Kasiratnamu, Kaashi ratnam
Thai: คอนสวรรค์
Turkish: Servi Sarmaşığı
Urdu: عشق کی پہچان Ishq pechaan

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