Beach morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)

• Common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae
• Salt tolerant plant and provides one of the best known examples of oceanic dispersal. Its seeds float and are unaffected by saltwater
• In Australia, it is a commonly used aboriginal medicine used as poultice for sting ray and stone fish stings
• In Brazil, is known as salsa-da-praia in folk medicine, and is used to treat inflammation and gastrointestinal disorders
• Pes-caprae comes from the Latin 'pes' for foot and 'caprae' for goat and refers to the resemblance of the outline of the leaf to the footprint of a goat