Ipomoea indica




Family Convolvulaceae
Tribe Ipomoeeae
Scientific name Ipomoea indica (Burman) Merrill
Synonyms Convolvulus acuminatus Vahl; Convolvulus congestus (R. Brown) Sprengel; Convolvulus indicus J. Burman; Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roemer & Schultes; Ipomoea amoena Blume; Ipomoea cataractae Endlicher; Ipomoea cathartica Poiret; Ipomoea congesta R. Brown; Ipomoea insularis (Choisy) Steudel; Ipomoea kiuninsularis Masamune; Ipomoea learii Paxton; Ipomoea mutabilis Lindley; Parasitipomoea formosana Hayata; Pharbitis acuminata (Vahl) Choisy; Pharbitis acuminata var. congesta (R. Brown) Choisy; Pharbitis cathartica (Poiret) Choisy; Pharbitis congesta (R. Brown) Hara; Pharbitis indica (J. Burman) R. C. Fang; Pharbitis insularis Choisy; Pharbitis learii (Paxton) Lindley
Common name (Japanese common name) no-asa-gao (ノアサガオ, 野朝顔 [meaning: wild morning face])
(English common name) blue dawnflower, morning-glory
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Izu islands, Kii peninsula), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, SE Asia, Australia, Pacific islands, India, Pakistan
Habitat Field, orest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=30
Description Leaves 3-7cm long. Flowers purple 5-8cm across, flowering in July to October. Vine. Annual plants.
Reference Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
Ipomoea indica (J. Burman) Merrill
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)
Herbicide composition (US Patent 6576592/2003)



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden