Ipomoea pes-tigridis (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
- Protologue: Sp. pl. 1: 162 (1753).
- Family: Convolvulaceae
Vernacular names
- Tiger’s footprint (En)
- Indonesia: gamet (Javanese), samaka furu (Ternate), maka-maka (Tidore)
- Philippines: bangbangau-ng-buduan (Iloko), malasandia (Panay Bisaya)
- Thailand: khayum teenmaa (northern), thao saai thong loi (central), phao-la buu-luu (peninsular)
- Vietnam: bìm chân cọp.
Distribution
From tropical Africa, Mascarene Islands, to continental tropical Asia and throughout Malesia.
Uses
In Java, the Philippines, and India the mashed leaves are applied to sores, boils, pimples, and tumours. A decoction of the root is considered purgative and is also administered for haemoptysis. The seed is taken for dropsy. In the Sahel zone of Africa and northern India, the plant is considered a good fodder.
Observations
- A slender, herbaceous annual, stems twining or sometimes prostrate, 0.5-3 m long, patently hairy with rigid hairs.
- Leaves orbicular or transversely elliptical in outline, 3-7.5 cm × 2.5-10 cm, palmately divided nearly to the base with (3-)5-7(-9) segments, segment oblong to elliptical-oblong, attenuate towards both ends, petiole 1.5-10 cm long.
- Flowers in a few-flowered head, peduncle 2-18 cm long, bracts linear to oblong, 1-3 cm long; sepals slightly unequal, 7-12 mm long, lanceolate, corolla funnel-shaped, 3-4 cm long, the midpetaline bands sparsely hairy, white, filaments unequal, glabrous, ovary glabrous.
- Capsule ovoid, 8 mm long, 1-celled, 4-valved.
- Seeds 4, 4 mm long, sparsely grey-tomentose.
I. pes-tigridis occurs in grasslands, waste places, fields, thickets, occasionally in teak forests, also in sandy soils near beaches, up to 1300 m altitude. It can be found flowering throughout the year, when sufficient water is available.
Selected sources
- [74] Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C., 1964—1968. Flora of Java. 3 volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands. Vol. 1 (1964) 647 pp., Vol. 2 (1965) 641 pp., Vol. 3 (1968) 761 pp.
- [134] Burkill, H.M., 1985—2000. The useful plants of West tropical Africa. 2nd Edition. 5 volumes. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Vol. 1 (1985), Families A—D, 960 pp.; Vol. 2 (1994), Families E—I, 636 pp.; Vol. 3 (1995), Families J—L, 857 pp.; Vol. 4 (1997), Families M—R, 969 pp; Vol. 5 (2000), Families S—Z, 686 pp.
- [135] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A—H) pp. 1—1240, Vol. 2 (I—Z) pp. 1241—2444.
- [215] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1948—1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials & industrial products. 11 volumes. Publications and Information Directorate, New Delhi, India.
- [295] Faridah Hanum, I. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (Editors), 1997. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 11. Auxiliary plants. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, the Netherlands. 389 pp.
- [407] Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [The useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. W. van Hoeve, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands/Bandung, Indonesia. 1660 + CCXLI pp.
- [647] Mansfeld, R., 1986. Verzeichnis landwirtschaftlicher und gärtnerischer Kulturpflanzen (ohne Zierpflanzen) [Register of agricultural and horticultural plants in cultivation (without ornamentals)]. Schultze-Motel, J. et al. (Editors). 2nd Edition. 4 volumes. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 1998 pp.
- [786] Perry, L.M., 1980. Medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia. Attributed properties and uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States & London, United Kingdom. 620 pp.
- [1026] van Oostrom, S.J., 1940. The Convolvulaceae of Malaysia, III. Blumea 3(3): 481—582.
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Authors
- Anna L.H. Dibiyantoro & G.H. Schmelzer