Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amboin. 445 (1917). Basionym: Convolvulus indicus Burm.f. Herb. Amboin. Auct. Index Univ. sign. V 2, verso (1755)
Type: Iconotype - illustration of Convolvulus indicus flore violaceo in Besler, Hort. Eyst. Aest. Ord. 13, Vol. 8, fig. 2(1613). Regards Pankaj On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Ron_Convolvulaceae <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Nov 17, 12:28 pm, C KUNHIKANNAN <[email protected]> wrote: >> To me it is Ipomoea purpurea >> kunhikannan >> >> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Ratna Ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > This Ipomoea is also from South Sikkim in last October. I was guessing it >> > to >> > be Ipomoea rubro-caerulea. >> > Experts may kindly convey its proper ID. >> >> > Thanks and regards >> > Ratna Ghosh >> >> -- >> Dr. C.Kunhikannan, >> Division of Biodiversity, >> Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, >> Forest Campus, R.S.Puram, >> Coimbatore-641002, Tamilnadu. > > Hello, > > The majority of the leaves and clusters in the photo do not > belong to the same plant that has open corolla. > > The corolla and the sepals that I see are that of Ipomoea indica, > > regards, > > Ron > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
