Ipomoea_pes-caprae_2 © OBG
Ipomoea_pes-caprae_3 © OBG
Ipomoea_pes-caprae_4 © OBG
Ipomoea_pes-caprae_5 © OBG
Ipomoea_pes-caprae_6 © OBG
Ipomoea_pes-caprae_7 © OBG
Ipomoea_pes-caprae © OBG
Trailing perennial herb . Stems trailing , long prostrate ; spreading up to 5 m , rooting at nodes , glabrous . Leaves alternate , thick , often secund , vivid green , shallowly bi-lobed , base cuneate to truncate , deeply to shallowly emarginate at the apex , margins entire , glabrous , petiolate . Inflorescence erect , in 1-6(-10)-flowered axillary cymes . Flowers sepals 5 , unequal , ovate , obtuse ; corolla large , mauve with a dark centre , trumpet shaped with fused petals . Fruit capsule , brown , roughly rounded . Seeds covered in brown velvety hair . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Batatas maritima (R.Br.) Bojer
Convolvulus pes-caprae L.
Ipomoea biloba Forssk.
Latrienda brasiliensis (L.) Raf.
Plesiagopus maritima Raf.
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Beach Morning Glory
Railroad Vine
Sea Morning Glory
Goat's Foot
Goat's Foot Vine
Bayhops
It is toxic to camels. The plants formed a matted layer which both held togather the rather unstable palm frond roof and walls and also provided protection against wind and rain. Research has been carried out on the efficacy of the traditional usage of this plant as an antithistaminic and anabolic , with encouraging results to date (Ref. Plants of Dhofar).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
