Neil ji, I yet think this to be *Ipomoea triloba*, Also your other post with lobed leaves, put as *I. clarkei,* must also be *I. triloba*.
References for description: *Wikipedia* ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_triloba *Ipomoea triloba* is a species of morning glory<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea>known by several common names, including *littlebell* and *Aiea morning glory*. It is native to the tropical Americas but it is widespread in warm areas of the world where it is an introduced species <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species> and often a noxious weed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noxious_weed>. This is a fast-growing vining annual herb producing long, thin stems with ivylike<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy> petioled <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petiole_(botany)>, heart-shaped leaves 3 to 6 centimeters long. *The leaves sometimes, but not always, have three lobes*. The vines produce tubular bell-shaped flowers each about two centimeters long. They are quite variable in color, in shades of pink, red or lavender with or without white markings. *Jepson Flora Project* ... http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3226,3269,3274 Annual *Leaf* simple; blade 3–6 cm, *cordate*, ± acuminate, *entire or 3-lobed*, glabrous *Inflorescence*: peduncles 1–5-flowered *Flower*: sepals ± 8 mm, ± narrowly ovate, acuminate; corolla 1.2–2 cm, narrowly bell-shaped, shallowly 5-lobed *Chromosomes: *2*n*=30 *Ecology: *Fields, orchards, other disturbed places *Elevation: *-34–50 m. *Bioregional distribution:* Sonoran Desert *Distribution outside California:* native to tropical America Weedy. Pictorial references: 1) http://www.exot-nutz-zier.de/impressionen_convolvulaceae_i1.htm 2) http://www.invasive.org/species/subject.cfm?sub=5813 3) http://www.eol.org/pages/590485 Regards. On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > Dr.Almeida spent the day at my farm at Shahapur yesterday. > > > > Sending photographs of some of the plants identified by him including > some clarifications and corrections. > > > > Ipomea chinensis the only Ipomea species that can be confused with Ipomea > clarkei has cordate leaves. > > > > With regards, > > Neil Soares. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
