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Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Common name: Kunjalata(Beng.); Cypress vine(Eng.).
Life cycle: Annual or Perennial
Native Range: Native to tropical regions of the New World from northern South America north to Mexico. Ipomoea quamoclit is an annual or perennial herbaceous twining vine growing to 1-3 m tall. Their leaves are 2-9 cm long, deeply lobed (nearly pinnate) with 9-19 lobes on each side of the leaf. Their flowers are 3-4 cm long and 2 cm diameter, trumpet-shaped with five points, and can be red, pink or white; flowering is from early summer to late fall. |
