: preoccupied) Ipomoea cairica is a vining, herbaceous, perennial plant with palmate leaves and large, showy white to lavender flowers.

[3] A hairless, slim climber with bulbous roots and lignescented base, its leaves are stalked with 2 to 6 cm long petioles.

It is divided into five to seven segments, these are lanceolate, ovate or elliptic, entire and pointed at the tip and base.

The fruits are spherical capsules approximately 1 cm in diameter containing one or two hairy seeds.

It covers walls, fences or trees, with stems that can measure more than 10 metres (33 ft) in length.

Ipomoea cairica 'alba', also known as 'white Cairo morning glory', is a variety with white flowers.

Zulu people use the plant medicinally, where they make a concoction with its crushed leaves and drink it to heal rashes and fever.