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Tiger-foot Ipomoea

Ipomoea pes-tigridis

Also called Morningglory, Tiger's Footprint

Tiger-foot Ipomoea
Photo: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Climber
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. Old World
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea in the family Convolvulaceae. It is known as tiger foot ipomoea or tiger foot morning glory. The species is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and New Guinea, and is naturalised in Australia. It grows from sea level up to 400 m. It is the type species of the genus Ipomoea.

Other Ipomoea plants

Ipomoea abrupta · Ipomoea aequatoriensis · Tropical white morning-glory · Redcenter morning-glory · Swamp morning-glory · Tree morning glory · Aristolochia Leaved Morning Glory · Ginger-leaf morning-glory · Ipomoea aurantiaca · Canyon morning-glory · Sweet potato · Ipomoea batatoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ipomoea pes-tigridis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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