Ipomea pes-caprae
Bayhops, Beach morning Glory, goat's foot (Katang-katang)Scientific classification Kingdom: PlantaeClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: SolanalesFamily: ConvolvulaceaeGenus: IpomoeaSpecies: I. pes-caprae
Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as bayhops, beach morning glory or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air. It is one of the most common and most widely distributed salt tolerant plants and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal. Its seeds float and are unaffected by salt water.Originally described by Linnaeus, it was placed in its current genus by Robert Brown in 1818.
Ipomoea pes-caprae is a prostrate perennial, often covering large areas; stems long-trailing often several metres in length, rooting at the nodes, glabrous. It has pink petals with a darker centre.
UsesIn Australia, it is a commonly used aboriginal medicine used as poultice for sting ray and stone fish stings.In Brazil, this plant – namely the subspecies brasiliensis – is known as salsa-da-praia in folk medicine, and is used to treat inflammation and gastrointestinal disorders.In the Philippines, the plant is known locally as Bagasua and is used to treat rheumatism, colic, oedema, whitlow, and piles
Ipomoea pes-caprae, also known as bayhops, beach morning glory or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted air. It is one of the most common and most widely distributed salt tolerant plants and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal. Its seeds float and are unaffected by salt water.Originally described by Linnaeus, it was placed in its current genus by Robert Brown in 1818.
Ipomoea pes-caprae is a prostrate perennial, often covering large areas; stems long-trailing often several metres in length, rooting at the nodes, glabrous. It has pink petals with a darker centre.
UsesIn Australia, it is a commonly used aboriginal medicine used as poultice for sting ray and stone fish stings.In Brazil, this plant – namely the subspecies brasiliensis – is known as salsa-da-praia in folk medicine, and is used to treat inflammation and gastrointestinal disorders.In the Philippines, the plant is known locally as Bagasua and is used to treat rheumatism, colic, oedema, whitlow, and piles