Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.

flor de mañana, beach morning Glory, railroad vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. Photo: Ruben Heleno, CDF, 2012.
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. Photo: Ruben Heleno, CDF, 2012.

With thick roundish leaves, and endless violet coloured trumpet flowers, this fast growing creeper is very popular in gardens.

Found along beaches and on coastal sand dunes (Wiggins and Porter, 1971).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Convolvulaceae

Genus
Ipomoea

Species
pes-caprae

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ipomoea biloba Forssk., I. maritima R. Br. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Taxon origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical coasts around the world (POWO, 2023).

References

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  • Grant, P.R. (1985) Responses of Darwin's finches to unsual rainfall. In G. Robinson and E. M. del Pino (eds.). El Nino en las islas Galapagos. El evento de 1982-83: 417-447. Fundacion Charles Darwin, Quito, Ecuador.
  • Abbott, I. Abbott, L.K. (1973) New distribution records of 65 plant species within the Galapagos Archipelago. Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS), unpublished.
  • Jaramillo, P. (1998) Distribución Espacial de la Vegetación Vascular y Dispersión de Especies Introducidas dentro del Parque Nacional Galápagos. Tesis de Doctorado en Biología, Universidad Central del Ecuador. Especialización ECOLOGIA DE POBLACIONES.
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  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
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  • Hooker, J.D. (1847) On the Vegetation of the Galápagos Islands as Compared with that of some other Tropical Islands Of the Continet of America. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 235-262.
  • Finston, T.L. Peck, P.B. & Perry, R.B. (1997) Population density and dispersal ability in Darwin's darklings: fligtless beetles of the Galapagos island. Pan-pacific Entomologist 73(2): 110-121.
  • Andersson, N.J. (1861-1862) Ueber Die Vegetation der Galapagos-Inseln Linnaea 31: 571-631
  • Atkinson, I. A. E. (1987) Algunas consideraciones sobre la cartografía y clasificación de la vegetación en las Islas Galápagos. Memorias. Taller de Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 114- 131.
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