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Mile-a-minute vine
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Morning glories & sweet potato

Mile-a-minute vine

Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMile-a-minute vine
DutchKairowinde
SpanishCampanilla palmeada
Chinese五爪金龙
Scientific nameIpomoea cairica (L.) Sweet

About this species

Ipomoea cairica is a vining, herbaceous, perennial plant with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers. A species of morning glory, it has many common names, including mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, coast morning glory and railroad creeper. The species name cairica translates to "from Cairo", the city where this species was first collected.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusIpomoea

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2025First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

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

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