Ipomoea carnea
Gloria De La Manana, Morning Glory
Also known as: Ipomoea gossypioides Dammann
- Ipomoea gossypioides Dammann
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Ipomoea carnea (commonly known as Gloria De La Manana or Morning-glory) is a scrambling shrub or tree within the Convolvulaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chad, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guinea, Hainan, Haiti, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Society Is., Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms