Ipomoea quamoclit

A. P. S, Lima, M. T. A., Buril & Melo, J. I. M. de, 2024, Synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the state of Paraíba, Brazilian Northeastern, Rheedea 34 (5), pp. 430-456 : 450

30. Ipomoea quamoclit L., Sp. Pl. 159. 1753. Fig. 5i

Flowering & fruiting: Flowering from January to May; fruiting not seen.

Distribution: A species widely distributed throughout the tropics, its origin in the New World is uncertain, but it may be from the Amazon region due to the presence of apparently natural populations there ( Wood et al., 2020). In Brazilian territory, it occurs in the Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, and Pampa domains ( Simão-Bianchini et al., 2024). In Paraíba, it is rare, occurring in the IRs of Campina Grande and João Pessoa in Caatinga and Atlantic Forest areas.

Specimens examined: BRAZIL, Campina Grande , próximo ao Ceasa , 25.04.2017, fl., A. P. S. Lima &

F.K.S. Monteiro 09 (HACAM!); João Pessoa, Mata

Ciliar do Rio Cabelo , 12.05.2011, fl., L. A. Pereira &

E.C.O. Chagas 241 (JPB!).

Notes: Popularly known as “cipó-esqueleto”, it is easily recognized by being the only species with pinatisect leaves.

Figures

Fig. 5. a. Ipomoea incarnata (Vahl) Choisy: Habit. b. I. indica (Burm) Merril, Flower–side view. c. I. longeramosa Choisy, Habit. d. I. marcellia Meisner: Flower, emphasizing the funnelform corolla with extended stamens. e-f. I. nil (L.) Roth: e. Flower, top view; f. Flower, side view. g. I. parasitica (Kunth) G. Don: Habit. h. I. pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.: Flower,top view. i. I. quamoclit L.: Pinatisect leaf and hypocrateriform corolla with exserted stamens.j. I. rosea Choisy:Inflorescence.k & m. I. sericosepala J.R.I.Wood & R.W.Scotland: k. Reproductive branch;m. Fruits.l. I. setosa Ker-Gawl.:Reproductive branch.n. I. vespertilia F.D.Santos,G.C.Delgado-Júnior & Buril:Inflorescence,emphasizing the geniculate corolla (Photos a. J.I.M. Melo; b, g, i, m. F.K.S.Monteiro; c, f, j. A.P.S. Lima; d-e, k. M.G.M. Gonçalves; h. I.C.M. Albuquerque; l, n. F.C. Pinheiro).