Ipomoea pauciflora

M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Ipomoea

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(9): 266 (1845)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ipomoea pauciflora Foster Garden, Honolulu potted, in full sun Preserved_Specimen A shrub/vine with a swollen main stem. Sparsely-branched. Longest stem terminating 0.8 m from base of plant. Corolla limb white. Outer surface of corolla tube apple green. Corolla tube purple within. There is a zone of cream between white of the limb and the purple of the tube. Flower gives off a slight sweet odor (morning) Lau, J. 1742 Oahu BISH 1985-12-12
2 Ipomoea pauciflora Foster Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Fl. white, red-purple in throat; ovary 2-celled, 4-ovuled, 5 stamens; stigma large, longit. grooved Price, J.P. Oahu BISH 1942-12-17
3 Ipomoea pauciflora Koko Crater Bot. Garden, Americas section. Provenance: unknown along main dirt road through crater Preserved_Specimen Small tree ca 3-3.5 m tall; branches bent and crisscrossing, tips pendulous; leaves ovate-cordate, dull green on both sides; inflorescences umbelliform cymes, in leaf axils near stem tips; flowers showy, white, limb 10-lobed and ruffled, tube parple-black inside near base; stamens born very low in tube. No fruits or seeds seen Staples, G.W. 1586 Oahu BISH 2014-11-24
4 Ipomoea pauciflora Lawai Valley, Koloa, Pacific National Tropical Botanical Garden, Med. Area Preserved_Specimen shrub of eight ft.; sap milky, leaves dull medium green above, slightly paler below with raised whitish mid and lateral veins; corolla tube pale green, glossy, tube within with maroon overlay, fragrant (9.30 a.m.), lobes white Flynn, T.W. 5477 Kauai BISH 1993-12-06