Ipomoea involucrata

Family: Convolvulaceae

What it is like

A slender herb. It can be sprawling or climbing and keeps growing from year to year. It can grow 18 m high climbing over vegetation. The stems and leaves are hairy. The leaves are broadly heart shaped. They can be 13 cm long. The flowers are funnel shaped. The flower tubes are pink with a darker pink veins. The fruit is a round smooth capsule.

There are about 500 Ipomoea species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in grassland and forest in West Africa. It grows along the edges of forests. It grows between 700-2,300 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pan tropical, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ehova

Synonyms

Ipomoea operosa C. H. Wright;