Ipomea × multifida is a hybridogenic species. Its ancestors are I. coccinea and I. quamoclit (the cypress vine).

Ipomoea × multifida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. × multifida
Binomial name
Ipomoea × multifida
(Raf.) Shinners

Its allotetraploid is Ipomoea sloteri. Both are known as cardinal climber.

References edit

  • "Ipomoea ×multifida". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.