Ipomoea microdactylum
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Ipomoea microdactylum, Griseb. A glabrous, woody, perennial twining vine, several feet in height, the sts. often covered with rough corky projections: root large and woody: lvs. 3-5-lobed or sub-entire, thick: fls. scarlet, sub-salverform, about 1 ½ in. long, the limb as broad and slightly 5-lobed; stamens slightly exserted. Fla. Keys and Cuba.—This is often mistaken for I. fuchsioides, Griseb., a rare and little-known Cuban species, not found on the Fla. Keys and probably not in cult. var. integrifolium, House. Lvs. entire, oblong- ovate, subcordate or obtuse at the base. Commoner than the species. Intermediate lf .-forms are often found on-the same plant.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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