Hello fellow taxonomic enthusiasts, I have grown many strains of both Ipomoea hederifolia and Ipomoea coccinea from different parts of the world and here is my firm conclusion.
The flower and leaf form may vary considerably in both of the species in question , so do not be fooled into attempting to Identify by either the corolla or the leaves...but , the calyx and more importantly the behavior of the pedicel is THE most important aspect to consider and I see erect pedicels in this set of photos. My conclusion is the plants shown here are Ipomoea hederifolia. Please be aware that the references and keys are most often written by people working in the field where precise measurements and clear closeup photographs of all relevant parts and at all stages of growth is rarely possible., so the keys of yesterday are somewhat obviated by the macro-photography of the computer age... The people who wrote many of the keys never actually grew the plants ( or studied them every single day watching very closely every single development of the parts at all stages of growth) but they were often forced to do what they could in the form of taking quick notes in the field as they moved on to the next series of plants they hoped to get to...quantity of information often took priority over quality and line drawing were what was possible long before before small digital cameras. I hope that my observations and thoughts may ultimately prove to be of value, regards, Ron On Monday, March 12, 2012 4:27:51 PM UTC-4, Dinesh Valke wrote: > > *Ipomoea hederifolia * L. > > > > - *ip-oh-MEE-uh* or *ip-oh-MAY-uh* -- worm-like; referring to coiled > flower bud > *hed-er-ih-FOH-lee-uh* -- with leaves resembling *Hedera* (Ivy genus) > - ... Dave's > Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> > > > > [image: Ipomoea > hederifolia]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F356923177%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIAXkrxF8iREZTWZYn8d0TLA6ZSg> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F356923177%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdIAXkrxF8iREZTWZYn8d0TLA6ZSg> > > Jan 14, 2007 ... at Powai, Mumbai > > > *commonly known as*: ivy-leaf morning glory, scarlet creeper, scarlet > morning glory, star ipomoea, trompillo • *Kannada*: ಹಾಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ haalu > balli, ಕಾಡು ತುಮ್ಬೆ kaadu tumbe • *Malayalam*: suryakanti • *Marathi*: लाल > पुंगळी lal pungli • *Tamil*: kanavalikkodi • *Telugu*: kasiratnam ... *help > me* by validating the vernacular names, and providing them in their > native scripts > > *Native to*: the Americas; widely naturalized > > *References*: Flowers of > India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Scarlet%20Morning%20Glory.html> > - > tracked<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Scarlet%20Morning%20Glory.html>• > Dave's > Garden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fpf%2Fgo%2F58095%2Findex.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfqyQQ-vpwCJPNt-NuGoLzUBJNUig> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fpf%2Fgo%2F58095%2Findex.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfqyQQ-vpwCJPNt-NuGoLzUBJNUig>• > PIER > species > info<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2FPier%2Fspecies%2Fipomoea_hederifolia.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfxF7fwC3ucG4LIz6ovM97zKQr0SA> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2FPier%2Fspecies%2Fipomoea_hederifolia.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfxF7fwC3ucG4LIz6ovM97zKQr0SA>• > NPGS > / > GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F20173&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeogvByiHoOlka4-p1pQr6AjfJ7Aw> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F20173&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeogvByiHoOlka4-p1pQr6AjfJ7Aw>• > > *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar > > > *more views*: > > - Dec 20, 2009 ... in a garden of resort at Jawahar, Maharashtra > [image: Star > Ipomoea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4203120000%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcEjhmUewDBhytFUFWcvfxMfiZCVg> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4203120000%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcEjhmUewDBhytFUFWcvfxMfiZCVg> > [image: > > Trompillo]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4203115990%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcNwUA1bZcuNVQIDJZGESZ7MlPIqg> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4203115990%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcNwUA1bZcuNVQIDJZGESZ7MlPIqg> > > - Nov 3, 2007 ... at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai > [image: Scarlet > Creeper]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1842331526%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdrKoyABO_dUH-yKpl1EXoGP60YQQ> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1842331526%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdrKoyABO_dUH-yKpl1EXoGP60YQQ> > [image: > Haalu Balli (Kannada: ಹಾಳು > ಬಳ್ಳಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1842358080%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcTaWREjmAIa2pHgYUnq0xgoEmWUg> > - > tracked<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1842358080%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcTaWREjmAIa2pHgYUnq0xgoEmWUg> > > > > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
