Ipomoea setifera
Bejuco De Puerco
Also known as: Calystegia setifera (Poir.) Meisn. +16 more
- Calystegia setifera (Poir.) Meisn.
- Calystegia setifera var. poeppigii Meisn.
- Convolvulus bracteatus Bertero & Balb. ex Choisy
- Convolvulus breviflorus (G.Mey.) Spreng.
- Convolvulus ruber Vahl
- Convolvulus setifer (Poir.) Spreng.
- Ipomoea assumptionis Britton
- Ipomoea breviflora (Spreng.) G.Mey.
- Ipomoea lesteri Baker
- Ipomoea pandurata var. cuspidata Kuntze
- Ipomoea ruber (M.Vahl) Millsp.
- Ipomoea rubra (Vahl) Millsp.
- Ipomoea rubra var. alboflavida Urb.
- Ipomoea serrulifera Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Ipomoea setifera var. poeppigii (Meisn.) Hoehne
- Ipomoea teretistigma var. setifera (Poir.) Choisy
- Sciadiara ruber (Vahl) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing herbaceous tree.
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Ipomoea setifera (commonly known as Bejuco De Puerco) is a climbing plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Ipomoea genus, encompassing over 600 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
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)
Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, The, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone