Convolv claxon! 📣🍠 Muigaia, new genus in #Convolvulaceae, proudly honours Prof. Anne Muigai (JKUAT, Kenya). A passionate champion of African science, her visionary leadership & generous mentorship uplift many. Fittingly, the first three authors are young Kenyan botanists.
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
#Convolvulaceae (/.iː, -aɪ/), commonly called the bindweeds or morning glories, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also
#Convolvulaceae (/.iː, -aɪ/), commonly called the bindweeds or morning glories, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also
#Convolvulaceae (/.iː, -aɪ/), commonly called the bindweeds or morning glories, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species. These species are primarily herbaceous vines, but also
Photo of a leafy, creeping vine bearing heart-shaped leaves and a single morning-glory flower.
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) originated in South America but was widely grown throughout Polynesia well before European contact. Many anthropologists cite the sweet potato as evidence that ancient Polynesians had contact with S. America. 📷: Scamperdale CCBYNC2 #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Night photo of a single white, short-tubed, trumpet-shaped flower with exserted stamens.
Let’s not forget the nectar-feeding bats! 🦇 Ipomoea ampullacea is a night-blooming, bat-pollinated species from western Mexico. 🦇 📷: Efraín Octavio Aguilar Pérez CCBYNC4 #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Night photo of three, salverform, white flower with exserted stamens. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Here’s yet another kind of pollination in Ipomoea: pollination by hawkmoths. This is I. alba, a fragrant, night-blooming species with a long, narrow corolla tube. #teammoth #Sphingidae #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Photo of a leafy climber with dark pink tubular flowers. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Ipomoea microdactyla is another hummingbird-pollinated species, but this one is from the Antilles, Bahamas & the southernmost tip of Florida, where it is listed as Endangered. It is supremely garden-worthy. #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Photo of a leafless tangle of vining stems and a pendulous inflorescence of red bracts. One bright pink tubular flower is visible. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Ipomoea bracteata has colorful bracts (in addition to the magenta flowers) that attract hummingbirds in the desert/thorn scrub habitat in which it grows in Mexico. #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Photo of a tangle of climbing stems bearing deeply pinnatifid leaves and bright scarlet flowers. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Ipomoea quamoclit is native to Mexico & C. America. Which is more noteworthy: the pinnatifid leaves or the super-saturated, camera-defeating color of the flowers? It is a favorite of hummingbirds but can be weedy in a garden. It self-seeds a bit too enthusiastically. #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Close-up photo of a leafy branch bearing a white morning-glory flower. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Photo of a medium-sized, roadside tree in front of a house. A few white flowers are visible on the tips of branches.
Ipomoea spp. are mostly twining climbers (Ipomoea is one of the most common climbers worldwide), but a few species are trees! This is I. murucoides of the seasonally dry forests of Mexico. Habit 📷: Alejandra Zayas CCBYNC4. #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Photo of a vine creeping in long, straight paths across a sandy, sparsely vegetated habitat. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Ipomoea (642 spp.) has a global distribution, especially in the tropics. Ipomoea pes-caprae is found on tropical beaches worldwide. Its seeds have air pockets under the thick, hard seed coat that allow them to float for months, possibly longer. #dispersal #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Close-up photo of an unfurling bud. The twist is apparent in the bud. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Photo of three open flowers. The fold lines are visible as 5 narrowly triangular folds forming a star pattern in every corolla. Photo by Scott Zona CCBYNC2.
Ipomoea flowers have an interesting folding of the corolla: It is both involute (each lobe folded longitudinally onto itself) and twisted. The flowers have distinctive fold lines, as you can see in this Ipomoea cf. purpurea. #Convolvulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Evolvulus alsinoides
Convolvulaceae
Greenvale, North Queensland,
Australia, 25th July 2025
#EvolvulusAlsinoides #Convolvulaceae #SlenderDwarfMorning-glory ##ozplants #ozflora #Australiannature #botany #wildoz #nature #photography #photographyofbluesky #bluesky #Queensland
I’m very honoured to be presenting my research on #Convolvulaceae, more specifially #Ipomoea and the East African indigenous ‘sweet potato’ at the @aetfat2025.bsky.social congress.
My talk will take place on Tuesday 5/08 at 14:20 in Hall 1. Anyone who would like to come along is very welcome! 🌱🌸
Flor lilás da ipomoea de de arbórea com um céu azul de fundo.
Flor lilás com interior roxo com desenho de uma estrela do mar.
🥰Ipomoea carnea😍❤️
#Convolvulaceae
ipoméia-arbórea
We’re kicking off our May series with Rohan Bhat, who will present: “Taxonomic revision of the genus Cuscuta in India”.
🗓️ Date: Friday, May 2
🕑 Time: 14:00 GMT
#Convolvulaceae #Cuscuta #Taxonomy
Exciting news! Convolvulaceae has been accepted by World Flora Online as a TEN 🎉 Curious what that means or what we'll be working on? Check out this post to learn more! #Convolvulaceae #WFO
Hvid og sart purpurfarvet, tragtformet blomst mellem grønne blade og masser af blomsterknopper.
»Sweet potatoes rarely flower when the daylight is longer than 11 hours, as is normal outside of the tropics.« skriver grønspætterne:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_p...
De ser ellers meget pæne ud, blomsterne.
📣 #Ipomoea, #Convolvulaceae, #gardening, #bloomScrolling, #florespondence
Another productive (and fun!) day at Kew #herbarium, curating #Convolvulaceae collections sampled for the #PAFTOL project.
Also, Vivian Kathambi is making great progress on seed sampling of E African #Ipomoea for her PhD studies - stay tuned!
Ipomoea argillicola
Convolvulaceae
Barkly Highway (west of Mt Isa),
Queensland, Australia.
October 2023
#IpomoeaArgillicola #Convolvulaceae #wildoz #ozflora #ozplants #Australiannature #AustralianFlora #botany #Outback #BarklyHighway #QueenslandFlora
Polymeria ambigua
Convolvulaceae
Barkly Highway (west of Mt Isa),
Queensland, Australia.
October 2023
#PolymeriaAmbigua #Convolvulaceae #wildoz #ozflora #ozplants #Australiannature #AustralianFlora #botany #Outback
Proud of this amazing collaborative work!
For those wanting to learn about #Convolvulaceae, check our "overview" paper with a summary of the taxonomic status-quo of the family, a summary of recent advances across different fields, and some good tips on how to collect, photograph and extract #DNA.
We are pleased to share a #Convolvulaceae special issue just released on Rheedea.
We present a total of 14 manuscripts with contributions from 84 authors, spanning across 17 countries.
To access the issue: rheedea.in/journal/fOAl...
Introducing to the world Distimake aparantae, a new species of #Convolvulaceae, endemic to the Western Ghats (India) - an extraordinary biodiversity hotspot. Collected for the first time in September 2023! How much undescribed #plant diversity is still out there?
Calystegia affinis
Convolvulaceae,
Norfolk Island Botanic Gardens,
Mount Pitt, Norfolk Island,
November 2023
#Convolvulaceae #Calystegia #RarePlants #wildoz #ozflora #ozplants #Australiannature #botany #nature #NorfolkIsland #NorfolkIslandBotanicGardens #BotanicGardens
Convolvulaceae Network now present in Blue Sky too!
Follow
@convolv-network.bsky.social
for more on #sweetpotato, #morning_glories #Ipomoea, bindweeds #Convolvulus, dodders #Cuscuta, and other #Convolvulaceae hot topics!
Distimake davenportii
Barkly Highway,
50k east of Barkly Homestead Roadhouse,
22nd October 2024.
#WildOz #OzFlora #Distimake #Convolvulaceae #BarklyTablelands
Beautiful morning glory ( #Ipomoea, #Convolvulaceae) updated #taxonomic treatment for #Ecuador, including the description of four new #species, all #endemic to the country.
Full-text and key available at:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Jacquemontia paniculata
Harveys Range Road
near Townsville Nth. Qld.
March 2021
#WildOz #OzFlora #Convolvulaceae #Jacquemontia
Convolvulus schirazianus Boiss.
Named after my city "Shiraz"
Endemic
Convolvulaceae
South Zagros, Iran
May 2024
Elevation 2400m
#Convolvulus #Convolvulaceae #botany #Ecology #conservation #wildflowers
