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Ipomoea macrantha

Pō‘ue (AT)

Grand Morning-glory

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Grand Morning-glory; German Prunkwinden

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Pō‘ue (AT), Kākā (MK), Poue (PL), Pohue Sina (TS TW), Rau-Pohue Makita (MH), Rau Pohue (RK), Pōue / Pōuwe (PK), Pōuwe (NS)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE pantropical

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land

KEY FEATURES: Perennial herb, twinning or prostrate vine.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
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++++
++
++
P
+
P
PW

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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P
P
+++
P
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Ipomoea macrantha Roemer & Schultes
SYNONYMS: Ipomoea grandiflora [incl. TC]; Ipomoea tuba; Ipomoea violacea; Convolvulus; Calonyction

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ASTERIDAE; Solanales; CONVOLVULACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: fieldspecimen, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Ipomoea macrantha.

References:
p.560 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.705 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.598 Hortus 3rd
p.5/055 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.288 I Cheeseman - Flora of Rarotonga
p.393e Whistler - Ethnobotany of the Cook Islands

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02, zM03b

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Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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