Ipomoea chrysocalyx

Ipomoea chrysocalyx
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Ipomoea
Species:	I. chrysocalyx
Binomial name
Ipomoea chrysocalyx D.F.Austin

Ipomoea chrysocalyx is a vine in the family Convolvulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. ^[1]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1982 by D.F. Austin. ^{[2] [3]} The species epithet, chrysocalyx, is derived from the Greek chrysos ("gold") and kalyx, ("cup" or "calyx"), and describes the plant as having golden calyces. ^{[4] [5]}

Threats

When last assessed in 2004, it was found that the population was severely fragmented with a continuing decline in mature individuals. and that there was a continuing decline in the area, extent and quality of its habitat. ^[1]

References

1. Romero-Saltos, H.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Ipomoea chrysocalyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T45119A10981724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45119A10981724.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Austin, D.F. (1982). "Ipomoea chrysocalyx". Flora of Ecuador. 15: 45.
3. "Ipomoea chrysocalyx D.F.Austin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
4. Perrottet, G.S. & Guillemin, J.B.A. (1830). Florae Senegambiae tentamen, seu, Historia plantarum in diversis Senegambiae regionibus a peregrinatoribus Perrottet et Leprieur detectarum (in French). p. 157.
5. Backer, C.A. (1936) Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs). (Explanatory dictionary of the scientific names of .. plants grown in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies...)