Cypress Vine
Ipomoea quamoclit
Summary 7
Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine, cypressvine morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory or hummingbird vine) is a species of Ipomoea morning glory native to tropical regions of the New World from northern South America north to Mexico. In southern India, it is called mayil manikkam in Tamil: மயில் மாணிக்கம். In Malayalam, it is called ākāśamulla. In Bangladesh, its is called Tarulata, Kamalata, Kunjalata, Getphul.
Cultivation and uses 8
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics, and also outside of tropical regions, where it is grown as an annual plant only, not surviving temperate zone winters. In some tropical areas, it has become naturalized.
Seedlings must always be kept moist. They require full sun for good growth. This vine is one of the best plants for attracting hummingbirds, and is a vigorous grower. In warmer climates, this plant can be extremely invasive.
Ipomoea × multifida is a hybrid between I. quamoclit and the cypress vine (I. hederifolia). The allotetraploid of this hybrid is Ipomoea sloteri. Both are known as cardinal climber.
Despair.
Flower
Flowers and foliage
Seeds
Form
Sources and Credits
- (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/16/166720-1.jpg
- (c) Reinaldo Aguilar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56339362@N03/6600617117
- (c) Reinaldo Aguilar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6600616107_4d52d9e0d7_o.jpg
- (c) Challiyan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Cyprus_vine_flower2.jpg
- (c) Meneerke bloem, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Ipomoea_quamoclit01.JPG
- (c) licensed media from TrekNature DwCA without owner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.treknature.com/viewphotos.php?l=3&p=243165
- Adapted by Kate Wagner from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_quamoclit
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_quamoclit
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- eFloras.org
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
- 植物和名−学名インデックス YList
