Ipomoea obscura (obscure morning glory)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Preferred Common Name
- obscure morning glory
- Other Scientific Names
- Convolvulus obscurus L.
- Convulvulis trichocalyx Schumach. & Thonn.
- Ipomoea demissa Hallier f.
- Ipomoea fragilis Choisy
- Ipomoea insuavis Blume
- Ipomoea kentrocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- International Common Names
- Englishsmall white morning glorywild petuniayellow ipomoea
- Spanishcanela burra
- Chinesexiao xon ye shu
- Local Common Names
- Australiaobscure morning glory
- Botswanamotangtanyawild petunia
- Cubaaguinaldo amarillo
- Indiabhorabilichita bogaribodakibokadi mooguthi ballicerutalicherutalichirutaligolla jiddu aakukuruguttalikurukutalikuruntalikuruttutalkuruvilatcumilaksmanamacha-akunalla kokkitanarinjakunarralinuraipperininuraipperinikkotiobscure morning glorypan belpeisundakaipilibonvaripungalisiduralisirudalisiruttalaisiruttalithaalikkoditirutalivachagangha
- Indonesiainjen-injenanki papasanmalingan
- Kenyaachekepus
- Mauritiusliane lastique
- Mozambiquechikoakoa
- Namibiababi
- Nigeriaododo oko ododoogbanani
- Philippinesbang-bangaukuskusipapanggi-panggi
- Senegaldorombolanpis luland
- Singaporeobscure morning glory
- South Africawildepatat
- Sri Lankamaha madhuobscure morning glorypale morning glorypale yellow morning glorytel kolawaha thallawaha thelwal thel kola
- Swazilandijalambuumdzandzabukausiboniseleni
- Thailandsa uektong wa
- USAobscure morning glory
- Vietnambìm mờ
- Zimbabwewild morning glorywild petuniawildepatatyellow ipomoea
Pictures
Flowering habit
Ipomoea obscura; Flowering habit. Launiupoko, Maui, Hawaii. July 2009.
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Flowers and leaves
Ipomoea obscura; Flowers and leaves. Launiupoko, Maui, Hawaii. July 2009.
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Flower and foliage
Ipomoea obscura; Flower and foliage. Waghbil, Thane, India. April 2008.
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Flower
Ipomoea obscura; Flower. Ghodbunder Road, Thane, India. April 2008.
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Flower
Ipomoea obscura; Flower. Pilangsari, Kedawung, Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. September 2019.
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Flower
Ipomoea obscura; Flower. Pilangsari, Kedawung, Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. September 2019.
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Flower
Ipomoea obscura; Flower. Kodamthuruth, Kerala, India. April 2018.
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Flower
Ipomoea obscura; Flower. Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai, India. October 2007.
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Small plant
Ipomoea obscura; Small plant. Waihee, Maui, Hawaii. February 2007.
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Leaves
Ipomoea obscura; Leaves. Waihee, Maui, Hawaii. February 2007.
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Seedling
Ipomoea obscura; Seedling. Palauea, Maui, Hawaii. January 2007.
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Leaves and seeds
Ipomoea obscura; Leaves and seeds. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maui, Hawaii. June 2013.
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Aggressive habit
Ipomoea obscura; Climbing stop sign. Maui Meadows Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. August 2009.
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Distribution
Host Plants and Other Plants Affected
| Host | Family | Host status | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ananas comosus (pineapple) | Bromeliaceae | Unknown | |
| Glycine max (soyabean) | Fabaceae | Unknown | |
| Gossypium hirsutum (Bourbon cotton) | Malvaceae | Unknown | |
| Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) | Solanaceae | Unknown | |
| Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) | Poaceae | Unknown | |
| Zea mays (maize) | Poaceae | Unknown |
Prevention and Control
Prevention
Public Awareness
Ipomoea obscura is a declared invasive weed in Hawaii (USA) and in the Caledonian Islands (Useful Tropical Plants, 2017). Some internet sites that sell seeds of I. obscura have notifications warning buyers about the invasiveness of some of the Ipomoea species, with restrictions on the sale to certain regions.
Control
Cultural Control and Sanitary Measures
Some countries have restrictions on the import of foreign Ipomoea species as some are recognized as invasive elsewhere (Dave’s Garden, 2017).
Physical/Mechanical Control
Although manual removal by hand is recommended, this would increase the cost of crop production (Suwanketnikom and Julakasewee, 2004; Tyagi et al., 2017).
Biological Control
Xanthomonas campestris pv. obscurae has been proposed as a biological control agent for I. obscura (Chand and Singh, 1994).
Chemical Control
Due to the variable regulations around (de-)registration of pesticides, we are for the moment not including any specific chemical control recommendations. For further information, we recommend you visit the following resources:
•
EU pesticides database (https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database_en)
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PAN pesticide database (www.pesticideinfo.org)
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Your national pesticide guide
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History
Published online: 14 March 2023
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