Obscure Morning Glory

مجد الصباح

• COMMON NAME:Obscure morning glory or small white morning glory.

• ARABIC:مجد الصباح

• BOTANICAL NAME:Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.

• FAMILY:CONVOLVULACEAE

• KIND:Introduced

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Gulley

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, climber with twining stems, up to 120 cm. Leaves heart-shaped, 0.6-4.5* 2.5-6 cm. Flowers 1-5 in sprays from leaf nodes, on long stems, yellow with purple center, 1.5-2.2 cm across. Fruit a round capsule. Seeds black, hairy. Flowering from February to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269406-1/images