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[syn. Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicensis]Pohiiaka or Oval-leaf clustervineConvolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands)Oahu (Cultivated)White-flowered formFlowers of pohiiaka and ilima
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www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5187580227/in/photostream/Dried leaves and stems were made into a tea or mixed with niu (coconut) and eaten by early Hawaiians.Medicinally, pohiiaka was used to treat babies with thrush (ea), as a laxative for lepo paa (constipation), and for babies with general weakness (paoao). It also was used to help babies and adults with eha makau (frightening pains or aches). The plant was mixed with kalo (taro) leaves and salt for cuts.EtymologyThe generic name Jacquemontia is named in behalf of Victor Jacquemont (1801-1832), a French geologist and botanical explorer.The specific epithet sandwicensis refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.NPH00006
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Taniche, Oaxaca, Mexico
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This weekend, I happened upon one of our rarest native morning glories. Beach clustervine is a federally listed endangered species with possibly less than 700 individuals left in the wild. This species is endemic to Florida dune & coastal strand communities. Surviving populations are very fragmented. The plant above was part of a project to help restore the species. A few years ago, seedlings grown at Fairchild Tropical Garden (from local seeds & cuttings) were planted back in their native habitat at Juno Dunes Natural Area, and seem to doing well. They do have to compete with exotic weeds and nearby foot traffic. Most flowers are white but a few are light pink.
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Calystegia purpurataPacific false bindweed
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Likely the same as I. purga, and used as a purgative. Native to Mexico, but planted more widely.
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This weed is basically a morning glory bush found in parts of eastern Africa. Photo from near Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Brick Church Pike, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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A Chilean species of Dodder.
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Orinda, California, United States
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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A parasitic Dodder, found in western U.S. and northern Mexico. Photo from Baja California.
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Family: ConvolvulaceaeDistribution: A common parasite found on many bushes and trees in hills and in plains of tropical India.Photographed at Rapur hill forest of Andhra Pradesh India.A leafless yellow colored thread like complete stem parasite found on many herbs and small shrubs. Flowers small, white, sessile in lateral fascicles; Calyx 5 lobes, subequal, connate at the base, corolla lobes 5,companulate, with a ring of fimbriate lobes at the base, stamens as many as corolla lobes at the mouth of corolla throat, anthers exerted, ovary 2 celled, fruit a capsule.
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Triple-leaf Morning Glory is found in Central America, Mexico and southern U.S. A
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Mooneba, New South Wales, Australia