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| Orange, sticky calyx, dark lines in tube Ipomoea aurantiaca |
Scarlet, small size, slender calyx lobes Ipomoea hederifolia |
Salmon, large leathery calyx lobes Operculina pteripes |
Picture Key to the Morning Glories of Monteverde, Costa RicaConvolvulaceae: Orange, Scarlet, and Salmon |
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Ipomoea aurantiacaCorolla yellow-orange, 4 cm diameter, calyx and pedicel sticky, glabrous, dry rocky ridges on Pacific slope at 900-1200 m, flowers in September-October, uncommon and very locally distributed. Ipomoea hederifoliaCorolla scarlet red, 2 cm diameter, 3-4 cm long, calyx lobes long and slender, Pacific lowlands to 500 m, uncommon; flowers Dec-Jan. Operculina pteripesCorolla salmon, 6 cm diameter, calyx glabrous, high-climbing liana, Pacific lowlands to about 500 m, very patchy distribution; flowers Dec-Feb. |
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