| Family |
Convolvulaceae |
| Tribe |
Ipomoeeae |
| Scientific name |
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth |
| Synonyms |
Convolvulus purpureus L.; Ipomoea chanetii H. Léveillé; Ipomoea diversifolia
Lindley; Ipomoea hispida Zuccarini; Ipomoea hirsutula Jacquin f.; Ipomoea
mexicana A. Gray; Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth var. diversifolia (Lindley)
O'Donell; Pharbitis hispida Choisy; Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) maru-ba asagao (マルバアサガオ, 丸葉朝顔 [meaning: round leaved
morning face]), kakine asagao (カキネアサガオ, 垣根朝顔 [meaning: fence morning face]) |
| (English common name) common morning-glory, tall morning-glory |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (south of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) [native] north and south America |
| Habitat |
Field, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=30, 32 |
| Description |
Leaves 3-10cm long, 2.5-10cm wide. Flowers white, pink, red, purple or
blue 5-7cm across, flowering in August to October. Vine. Annual plants. |
| Reference |
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth |
| Ipomoea purpurea (Linnaeus) Roth |
| Isothiazole derivatives (US Patent 3922160/1975) |
| Method for controlling the growth of weeds in a cotton growing area with 3,4,5-trisubstituted isothiazoles (US Patent 3890131/1975) |
| Herbicidal fluorinated carbonates (US Patent 4022609/1977) |
| Method of controlling weeds with N-(3-methyl-5-isothiazolyl)-2-methylpentanamide (US Patent 4060403/1977) |
| Control of weeds with 1-(3-methyl-5-isothiazolyl)-3-alkoxyl-3-methylureas (US Patent 4227916/1980) |
| Emulsifiable concentrate for weed control (US Patent 4283222/1981) |
| Plant regulator (US Patent 4309566/1982) |
| Acids and esters of 5-(2-optionally substituted-4-trifluoromethyl-6-optionally substituted phenoxy)-2-nitro, -halo, or-cyano alpha substituted phenyl carboxy oximes, and method of controlling weeds with them (US Patent 4344789/1982) |
| Fungal herbicides (US Patent 5212086/1993) |
| Sequential application method for enhancing glyphosate herbicidal effectiveness
with reduced antagonism (US Patent 5821195/1998) |
| Sequential application method for treating plants with exogenous chemicals (US Patent 5985793/1999) |
| Herbicidal composition (US Patent 5935905/1999) |
| Herbicidal composition (US Patent 6001774/1999) |
| Note |
naturalized plants (first cultivated in 1704-1711). |
