Ipomoea indica

Ipomoea indica Blue morning glory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Ipomoea
Species:	I. indica (Burm.f.) Merr.
Binomial name
Ipomoea indica
Synonyms
Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.[1] Ipomoea cathartica Poir. Ipomoea congesta R.Br. Ipomoea indica var. acuminata (Vahl) Fosberg Ipomoea learii Lindl.[2] Ipomoea mutablilis Lindl. Pharbitis cathartica (Poir.) Choisy

Ipomoea indica^[3] is a species of morning glory known by several common names, including Blue morning glory, oceanblue morning glory, koali awa, and blue dawn flower.

Description

Ipomoea indica is a tender perennial vine native to Hawaiʻi and the New World tropics, but it can be found throughout the tropical and warm areas of the world as an introduced species.

Gardens

Cultivated I. indica at the BBC Gardeners' World show in June 2011. Note tendrils, around the black metal support.

Ipomoea indica is cultivated in gardens and greenhouses in many regions for its large blue flowers.

Invasive species

It has become an noxious weed and invasive species in Australia, New Zealand and California. It can grow as a separate plant if snapped during attempted removal process.

See also

• Blue morning glory in New Zealand

References

1. ^ USDA Plants Profile
2. ^ Aluka Species Profile
3. ^ "Ipomoea indica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=30775. 

External links

Media related to Ipomoea indica at Wikimedia Commons

• Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)
• Ipomoea indica in Topwalks
• Mitchell, B. (2004). Plant of the Month, June 2004: Ipomoea indica, University of St Andrews, Accessed 20 May 2007