''Ipomea'' × ''multifida'' is a
hybridogenic
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriat ...
. Its ancestors are ''
I. coccinea'' and ''
I. quamoclit'' (the cypress vine).
Its
allotetraploid
Polyploidy is a condition in which the cells of an organism have more than one pair of ( homologous) chromosomes. Most species whose cells have nuclei (eukaryotes) are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes, where each set contains ...
is ''
Ipomoea sloteri''. Both are known as cardinal climber.
References
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multifida
Hybrid plants
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