Ipomoea longituba seeds grow into a tuberous geophyte native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of East Tropical Africa and Madagascar. Described by Hallier f. (Hans Gottfried Adolf Hallier, 1868–1932, German botanist at Hamburg who revised many Convolvulaceae). The epithet longituba means 'long-tubed' (from Latin longus = long + tuba = tube), referring to the notably elongated corolla tube of the funnel-shaped flowers, typically associated with moth or long-tongued bee pollination. A tuberous geophyte of dry East African and Malagasy savannas; dies back to an underground tuber during the dry season. Family Convolvulaceae.Full sun; well-drained soils; warm seasonally dry tropical conditions; drought-tolerant during dry season. Tuberous geophyte — dies back to tuber seasonally; regrows at start of rains. 'Longituba' = long-tubed (elongated flower tube); Hallier f. (Hans Hallier, 1868–1932); Convolvulaceae specialist Tuberous geophyte; long-tubed flowers (moth-pollination likely); seasonally dry East Africa and Madagascar E. Tropical Africa, Madagascar — seasonally dry tropical biome; tuberous geophyte Genus Ipomoea: ~700 species; Tropical & Subtropical; morning glories; Family Convolvulaceae; Order Solanales Full sun; well-drained soils; drought-tolerant; seasonal die-back from tuber; Family Convolvulaceae Ipomoea longituba — the long-tubed morning glory — is an East African and Malagasy geophyte whose elongated flower tube suggests an intimate relationship with long-tongued pollinators, growing in the seasonally dry savannas shared between the East African mainland and Madagascar, where its underground tuber allows it to survive months of drought before reappearing with the rains. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
