L., Convolvulaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Ipomoea angulata Lam.; Ipomoea luteola Jacq.; Quamoclit hederifolia (L.) G. Don
Common name(s): [more details]
English: ivy-leaf morning glory, scarlet-creeper, star ipomoea, trompillo |
French: liseron hallier, liseron rouge |
Spanish: trompetica roja, trompillo |
Tongan: fue kula |
Habit: vine
Description: "Annual vines; stems slender and herbaceous, glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Leaf blades ovate to suborbicular, 3 (-7)-lobed, 2-15 cm long, glabrous or very sparsely pubescent, margins entire or dentate, apex acute to acuminate, base cordate. Flowers few to several in cymes or colitary, pedicels 5-7 mm long or sometimes longer; sepals oblong to elliptic, 1.5-3 mm long, glabrous, apex obtuse or truncate, outer 2 sepals with a subterminal bristle 1.6-6 mm long, corolla red to reddish yellow, often yellow in the throat, salverform, 2.5-4.5 cm long, the tube 0.1-0.2 cm in diameter, the lib 1.8-2.5 cm in diameter. Capsules subglobose, 0.6-0.8 cm long. Seeds dark brown or black, pyriform, dorsal surface with usually 2 lines of short dark hairs" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 556).
Habitat/ecology: In Hawaii, "naturalized in disturbed sites" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 556). In Fiji, "occurring as a roadside weed and in canefields, sometimes cultivated" (Smith, 1991; pp. 57-58). "Occasional in disturbed places in Tonga" (Whistler, 1988; p. 14). In New Guinea, "a weed of roadsides, gardens, young plantations, formerly often cultivated as an ornamental. Well established in a few lowland areas (to 700 m), mostly with seasonal rainfall" (Henty & Pritchard, 1975; p. 90). In Tonga, "common in roadside thickets and waste areas" (Yuncker, 1959; pp. 226-227). In New Caledonia, "très dispersé en fourrés secondaires mais rarement abondant" (MacKee, 1994; p. 41). "Cette plante est souvent cultivée comme plante ornementale et ± naturalisée. Elle se rencontre, dans notre territoire, en bordure de chemins, dans les fourrés secondaires sur alluvions, sur les berges de rivière, sur terratin schisteux et humide" (Heine, 1984; pp. 72, 74).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: The Americas (Smith, 1991; pp. 57-58); widely cultivated and naturalized (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Rota Island |
introduced
|
Raulerson, L. (2006) (p. 57)
? |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Tinian Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 223) |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Northern Mariana Islands |
Tinian Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1946) (voucher ID: BISH 39112)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US)
Saipan |
Saipan Island |
introduced
|
Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1979) (p. 223) |
Fiji
Fiji Islands |
Vanua Levu Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Smith, Albert C. (1991) (pp. 57-58)
Voucher cited: DA 11784 |
Fiji
Fiji Islands |
Viti Levu Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Smith, Albert C. (1991) (pp. 57-58)
Vouchers cited: Greenwood 249, DA 10337, DA 11392, DA 10437, Tabualewa 15615, DA 3005, Bryan 202 |
Fiji
Fiji Islands |
Viti Levu Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1956) (voucher ID: BISH 33895)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Fiji
Fiji Islands |
Viti Levu Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1924) (voucher ID: BISH 148402)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Fiji
Fiji Islands |
Viti Levu Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1941) (voucher ID: BISH 148403)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
French Polynesia
Society Islands |
Tahiti Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Cultivée |
French Polynesia
Austral (Tubuai) Islands |
Rurutu Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Cultivée |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Hawaii (Big) Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 556) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Lānai Island |
introduced
|
Wester, Lyndon (1992) (p. 135) |
Nauru
Nauru Island |
Nauru Island |
introduced
invasive |
Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 118)
Vouchers cited: Thaman & Manner 149 (SUVA), Thaman & Manner 22307 (SUVA) |
New Caledonia
Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands) |
Île Lifou |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 41)
Vouchers cited: Sarasin 775, MacKee 5254 |
New Caledonia
Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands) |
Îles Ouvéa (Ouvea Atoll) |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 41)
Voucher cited: Däniker 2132 |
New Caledonia
Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands) |
Île Tiga |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 41)
Voucher cited: MacKee 45846 |
New Caledonia
Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands) |
Île Walpole |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 41)
Voucher cited: Cherrier in MacKee 44074 |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia |
New Caledonia Islands |
introduced
invasive |
Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe (1996) (p. 380)
Très dispersée en fourrés secondaires mais rarement abondante. |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 41)
Vouchers cited: de Pompéry s.n., Cribs 612, MacKee 4846, MacKee 16816, Botton s.n. (NOU), MacKee 31958, Hoff 2264 (NOU) |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île des Pins (Isle of Pines) |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 41)
Voucher cited: Hoff 2264 (NOU) |
Palau
Palau (Belau ) (main island group) |
Babeldaob Island |
introduced
invasive |
Space, James C./Waterhouse, Barbara/Miles, Joel E./Tiobech, Joseph/Rengulbai, Kashgar (2003) (pp. 12-13, 85) |
Palau
Palau (Belau ) (main island group) |
Babeldaob Island |
eradicated
|
Space, James C./Lorence, David H./LaRosa, Anne Marie (2009) (p. 9) |
Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago |
Bismarck Archipelago |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Peekel, P. G. [translated by E. E. Henty] (1984) (p. 463)
Ornamental garden plant, sometimes wild. |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) |
Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) |
invasive
|
Henty, E. E./Pritchard, G. H. (1975) (p. 90)
Well-established in a few lowland areas (to 700 m), mostly with seasonal rainfall. |
Tonga
Haapai Group |
Haano Island | Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 14) | |
Tonga
Haapai Group |
Haano Island |
introduced
invasive |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (pp. 72, field notes.) |
Tonga
Haapai Group |
Lifuka Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 148396)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Tonga
Tonga Islands |
Tonga Islands |
introduced
invasive |
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 227)
"Common throughout Tonga". |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Eua Island | Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 14) | |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Eua Island |
introduced
invasive |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (p. 60) |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Eua Island |
introduced
invasive |
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 227)
Cited: Lister. |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island | Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 14) | |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (pp. 53, field notes.)
Voucher: Flynn 6834 (PTBG, US, NY) |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 227)
Cited: Moseley. |
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1958) (voucher ID: BISH 41217)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1926) (voucher ID: BISH 148387)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1958) (voucher ID: BISH 696879)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Tonga
Tongatapu Group |
Tongatapu Island |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2001) (voucher ID: PTBG 249)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia |
|
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island | Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 14) | |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
introduced
invasive |
Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2001) (pp. 66, field notes.) |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
introduced
invasive |
Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 227)
Voucher cited: Yuncker 16022 |
Tonga
Vavau Group |
Vavau Island |
Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 148388)
Taxon name on voucher: Ipomoea hederifolia L. |
|
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna (Horne) Islands |
Wallis (Uvea) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Morat, Ph./Veillon, J.-M. (1985)
Morat & Veillon, 1985, cited in Meyer, 2007 |
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna (Horne) Islands |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 14) |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
New South Wales |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2013)
Cultivated as an ornamental; possibly not fully naturalized. |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
Queensland |
introduced
invasive |
Smith, Nicholas M. (2002) (p. 48) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Guatemala (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Japan
Japan |
Japan |
introduced
|
Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 187) |
Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Colombia |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Indian Ocean | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia (Indian Ocean offshore islands)
Christmas Island Group |
Christmas Island |
introduced
invasive |
Swarbrick, J. T. (1997) (p. 116) |
French Territory of Mayotte
Mayotte Islands |
Mayotte Island |
introduced
invasive |
Comité français de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature en France (2013) |
Seychelles
Seychelles Islands |
Seychelles Islands |
introduced
|
Invasive Species Specialist Group (2017) |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
United States (other states) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi,Texas |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
USA (Florida) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Comments: Invasive in Cairns, the Torres Straight islands and Cape York Peninsula, Australia, forming dense infestations along forest margins and climbing to at least 10 m into trees (Barbara Waterhouse, pers. com.).
Control: If you know of control methods for Ipomoea hederifolia, please let us know.