Ipomoea coccinea




Family Convolvulaceae
Tribe Ipomoeeae
Scientific name Ipomoea coccinea L.
Synonyms Convolvulus coccineus (L.) Salisbury; Neorthosis coccinea (L.) Rafinesque; Quamoclit coccinea (L.) Moench
Common name (Japanese common name) maru-ba lukou-sou (マルバルコウソウ, 丸葉縷紅草 [meaning: round leaved scarlet weed]), lukou asagao (ルコウアサガオ, 縷紅朝顔 [meaning: scarlet morning-glory])
(English common name) red morning-glory, scarlet-creeper, redstar
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) [native] USA
Habitat Roadside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Leaves 3-7cm long, 1.5-5cm wide. Flowers scarlet corollas ca. 2cm across, flowering in August to October. Vine. Annual plants.
Reference Ipomoea coccinea L.
Ipomoea coccinea L.
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)
Control of weeds with 1-(3-methyl-5-isothiazolyl)-3-alkoxyl-3-methylureas (US Patent 4227916/1980)
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)
Note naturalized plants (introduced from USA in Edo era, recorded in 1850th)



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