156 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Asteridae

► Order Solanales

► Family Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family

► Tribe Ipomoeeae

► Genus Ipomoea L. - Morning-glory

Synonyms

(=) Ipomoea rubrocaerulea Hook.

(=) Ipomoea violacea auct.

Pharbitis rubro-caerulea

Pharbitis tricolor

Common names

Coral de sabana (English)

Flying-saucers (English)

Grannyvine (English)

Heavenly-blue morning-glory (English)

Morning glory (English)

Pearly-gates (English)

Three-colored morning-glory (English)

Violet morning-glory (English)

Liane douce (French)

 

Ипомея трехцветная (Russian)

Description

Large showy funnelform flower; borne singly or in small clusters. An annual climber.