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Cypress Vine
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Morning glories & sweet potato

Cypress Vine

Ipomoea quamoclit L.

Names

EnglishCypress Vine
DutchKardinaalswinde
SpanishCundeamor
Chinese茑萝
Scientific nameIpomoea quamoclit L.

About this species

Ipomoea quamoclit, commonly known as cypress vine, cypress vine morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, is a species of vine in the family Convolvulaceae native to tropical regions of the Americas and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusIpomoea

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
1901First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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