Ipomoea cairica
Cairo Morning Glory, Coastal Morning Glory
Other regional names: Coast Morning Glory +6 more
- Coast Morning Glory
- Five Fingered Morning Glory
- Five Leaf Morning Glory
- Messina Creeper
- Mile A Minute Vine
- Railroad Creeper
- Railway Creeper
Also known as: Batatas cavanillesii (Roem. & Schult.) G.Don +12 more
- Batatas cavanillesii (Roem. & Schult.) G.Don
- Batatas pulchella (Roth) Bojer
- Batatas senegalensis (Lam.) G.Don
- Batatas venosa Bojer
- Cleiemera guinensis Raf.
- Convolvulus bellus Spreng.
- Convolvulus cairicus L.
- Convolvulus cavanillesii (Roem. & Schult.) Spreng.
- Convolvulus longiflorus Heyne ex Steud.
- Convolvulus lupulifolia Griff.
- Convolvulus lymphaticus Vell.
- Convolvulus mucronatus G.Forst.
- Convolvulus paniculatus Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Ipomoea cairica (commonly known as Cairo morning-glory or Coastal Morning-Glory) is a climbing plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Palestine, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Baleares, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Christmas I., Colombia, Cuba, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, Guyana, Hawaii, Jamaica, Jawa, Kermadec Is., Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, Sicilia, Socotra, South Australia, Spain, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Australia, Windward Is.