Ipomoea indica (Common morning glory)

Ipomoea indica (Burm.), Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. et Schultes, Ipomoea leari – (Common morning glory)

Herbaceous perennial plant of the The Bindweed family -convolvulaceae-. Clambering stems, alternate leaves, petiolated till 20 cm long, with three defined lobules. Funnel-shaped flowers in groups of three, very noticeable; corolla till 9 cm. wide, pink, violet or white, with darker strips, that becomes closed at midday. Cultivated plant, naturalized in many places and a real intrusive plant of gardens and fields in many hot spots.