Ipomoea Jaegeri

Scientific Name: Ipomoea Jaegeri 

Common Name: Morning Glory 

Family: Convolvulaceae

Names in other languages:  water convolvulus , kangkung, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, Beach morning glory, horse’s footprint, goat’s foot creeper, goat’s foot convolvulus, railroadvine, bay-hops

• General Information 

Ipomoea jaegeri Pilg. is a small succulent shrub up to 75 cm tall, with silvery-pubescent shoots, later glabrous, and solitary white to pink flowers.

Features of Bauhinia Tomentosa that make it identifiable:  

• The Stem is silvery and can reach 50 cm tall forming many-stemmed clumps.

• The Leaves alternate, often held erect to one side of the stem. 

• The flowers are solitary and are white to pink. They get darker as they narrow. 

• The fruits are dry capsules with typically four large seeds.

Uses (non medicinal) 

• no recorded non medicinal uses.

Medicinal Uses:  

• Poultices made from the leaves are commonly used to treat skin affections, ulcers, boils, swellings, stings and wounds.

• Decoctions are widely administered as anodyne to treat rheumatism, and seeds against stomach-ache.