Ipomoea pes-tigridisL.

Tiger-foot Ipomoea

WFO wfo-0001296673 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by 葉子
fig. a 葉子, CC0 1.0 / 2021-10-21 / obs. 173839571
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by Agnes Trekker
fig. b Agnes Trekker, CC0 1.0 / obs. 161678842
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by 葉子
fig. c 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 171414423
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by Paulmathi Vinod
fig. d Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 142294381
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by মহা বিদ্রোহী BUT রণ ক্লান্ত
fig. e মহা বিদ্রোহী BUT রণ ক্লান্ত, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 139200347
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by Rongrong Angkaew
fig. f Rongrong Angkaew, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 122314476
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by Raja bandi
fig. g Raja bandi, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 92960027
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, photographed by 國立臺灣博物館
fig. h 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 81404890

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Native range 48 botanical countries

Regions where Ipomoea pes-tigridis is native: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya AngolaBeninBotswanaBurkinaCaprivi StripCentral African RepublicChadDR CongoGuinea-BissauKenyaMalawiMaliMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaNorthern ProvincesSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaZambiaZimbabweChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanBangladeshBorneoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest Himalaya MauritiusSouth China Sea
Native distribution of Ipomoea pes-tigridis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Caprivi Strip CPV
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
DR Congo ZAI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Kenya KEN
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritius MAU
Mozambique MOZ
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Bangladesh BAN ASIA-TROPICAL
Borneo BOR
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
South China Sea SCS
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Taiwan TAI

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 13 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Convolvuloides palmata Moench
  • Convolvulus aggregatus Lour.
  • Convolvulus bryoniifolius Salisb.
  • Convolvulus capitellatus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Convolvulus hepaticifolius (L.) Spreng.
  • Convolvulus pes-tigridis (L.) Spreng.
  • Ipomoea aggregata (Lour.) Poir.
  • Ipomoea hepaticifolia L.
  • Ipomoea lophantha Hallier f.
  • Ipomoea pes-tigridis subvar. strigosa Hallier f.
  • Ipomoea pes-tigridis var. strigosa (Hallier f.) Baker & Rendle
  • Ipomoea tigrina Pers.
  • Ipomoea tigripes Stokes

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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