Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ipomoea pes-caprae is a very vigorous, creeping, or scrambling, evergreen, perennial plant with a large, thick root that can be 3 metres long and 5cm in diameter[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. With stems that can be 30 metres long and root at the nodes, the plant quickly forms a dense mat of low growth, completely covering the soil[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. Commonly used in traditional medicine, the plant is often harvested from the wild, also providing a useful fibre and emergency source of food. The plant is often cultivated, especially near the coast, where it makes an excellent, ornamental ground cover and soil stabilizer[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePantropical, mainly along sea shores.

HabitatSandy dunes and foreshores, down to the limits of the high tide level[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The plant sometimes also occurs inland, along roadsides and ditches, at elevations up to 800 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].