Ipomoea
Ipomoea
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species Convolvulaceae
Morphological Summary
Large genus with over 500 species of vines, herbs and subshrubs, widely distributed across tropics and subtropics. Species of succulent interest are African geophytes with large succulent tubers that store water and nutrients during the dry season.
Distribution Worldwide tropics and subtropics; especially diverse in tropical Africa.
Conservation Least concern
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Ipomoea albivenia
White-stem morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00030
Origin África oriental y austral (Kenia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Sudáfrica)
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Ipomoea angustisecta Engl.
Narrow-segmented ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00001
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Ipomoea arborescens
Tree morning glory, Mexican tree morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00031
Origin México (Oaxaca, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit)
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Ipomoea aspericaulis Baker
Rough-stemmed ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00002
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Ipomoea batatas
Sweet potato
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00032
Origin América tropical (origen probable en Perú/Ecuador); cultivada mundialmente
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Ipomoea batatas 'Beauregard'
Sweet potato 'Beauregard'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00033
Origin Desarrollado en Louisiana State University, EE. UU. (1987)
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Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie'
Ornamental sweet potato 'Blackie'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00043
Origin Selección ornamental, EE. UU.
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Ipomoea batatas 'Centennial'
Sweet potato 'Centennial'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00035
Origin EE. UU. (introducido circa 1960s)
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Ipomoea batatas 'Covington'
Sweet potato 'Covington'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00034
Origin Desarrollado en North Carolina State University, EE. UU. (2005)
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Ipomoea batatas 'Garnet'
Sweet potato 'Garnet'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00036
Origin EE. UU. / California
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Ipomoea batatas 'Hannah'
Sweet potato 'Hannah'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00037
Origin EE. UU.
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Ipomoea batatas 'Jewel'
Sweet potato 'Jewel'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00038
Origin EE. UU. (desarrollado en North Carolina, 1970s)
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Ipomoea batatas 'Margarita'
Ornamental sweet potato 'Margarita'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00044
Origin Selección ornamental, EE. UU.
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Ipomoea batatas 'Murasaki'
Sweet potato 'Murasaki'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00039
Origin Japón
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Ipomoea batatas "O'Henry"
Sweet potato 'O'Henry'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00040
Origin EE. UU. (mutación de Beauregard)
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Ipomoea batatas 'Stokes Purple'
Sweet potato 'Stokes Purple'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00041
Origin EE. UU. (Carolina del Norte, descubierto por Stokes Farms)
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Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Caroline'
Ornamental sweet potato 'Sweet Caroline'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00045
Origin Serie ornamental desarrollada por North Carolina State University
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Ipomoea batatas 'Vardaman'
Sweet potato 'Vardaman'
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00042
Origin EE. UU. (Mississippi State University, 1981)
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Ipomoea bolusiana
Bolus morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00046
Origin Sudáfrica (Cabo, KwaZulu-Natal)
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Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz
Bolus ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00003
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Ipomoea bonariensis
Buenos Aires morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00047
Origin Argentina, Uruguay, sur de Brasil
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Ipomoea bullata Oliv.
Blistered ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00004
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Ipomoea bussei Pilg.
Busse ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00005
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Ipomoea calobra
Australian desert morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00048
Origin Australia (Queensland, Territorio del Norte)
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Ipomoea carnea
Bush morning glory, pink morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00049
Origin América tropical (México, América Central y del Sur, introducida en África y Asia)
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Ipomoea cecilae N.E.Br.
Cecilia ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00006
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Ipomoea chloroneura
Green-veined morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00050
Origin África oriental (Kenia, Tanzania, Uganda, Etiopía)
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Ipomoea compacta
Compact morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00051
Origin África oriental y central (Kenia, Tanzania, República Democrática del Congo)
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Ipomoea dasyclada Pilg.
Hairy-branched ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00007
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Ipomoea digitata
Milky yam, finger-leaf morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00052
Origin Asia tropical y África (India, Sri Lanka, África oriental)
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Ipomoea dinteri Schulze-Menz
Dinter ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00008
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Ipomoea ficifolia
Fig-leaf morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00053
Origin México y América Central
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Ipomoea hochstetteri
Hochstetter's morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00054
Origin África oriental y nororiental (Etiopía, Kenia, Tanzania, Somalia)
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Ipomoea holubii
Holub's morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00055
Origin África austral (Botswana, Zimbabwe, Sudáfrica, Zambia)
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Ipomoea holubii Baker
Holub ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00009
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Ipomoea hystrix Hallier f.
Porcupine ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00010
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Ipomoea inamoena Pilg.
Unassuming ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00011
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Ipomoea intricata Pilg.
Intricate ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00012
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Ipomoea jaegeri
Jaeger's morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00056
Origin África central y oriental (Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Malaui)
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Ipomoea kituiensis
Kitui morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00057
Origin Kenia (región de Kitui y áreas áridas circundantes)
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Ipomoea lapathifolia
Dock-leaf morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00058
Origin México y América Central (Guatemala, Honduras)
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Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f.
Dock-leaved ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00013
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Ipomoea lineariloba Chiov.
Linear-lobed ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00014
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Ipomoea macrorhiza
Large-root morning glory, man-of-the-earth
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00059
Origin América del Norte (sureste de EE. UU., México)
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Ipomoea mesenterioides Hallier f.
Mesentery-like ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00015
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Ipomoea multinervia Verdc.
Many-veined ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00016
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Ipomoea obscura
Obscure morning glory, small white morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00060
Origin África, Asia tropical y Pacífico (amplia distribución pantropical)
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Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f.
Evening-primrose ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00017
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Ipomoea pachypus Pilg.
Thick-footed ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00018
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Ipomoea pandurata
Man-of-the-earth, wild sweet potato
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00061
Origin América del Norte (este de EE. UU., desde Ontario hasta Florida)
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Ipomoea pedata
Bird-foot morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00062
Origin África oriental y austral (Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Malaui, Zimbabwe)
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Ipomoea petunioides Baker
Petunia-like ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00019
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Ipomoea plantaginea (Choisy) Hallier f.
Plantain-leaved ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00020
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Ipomoea platensis
Río de la Plata morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00063
Origin Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, sur de Brasil
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Ipomoea populifolia
Poplar-leaf morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00064
Origin México y América Central
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Ipomoea praetermissa Rendle
Overlooked ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00021
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Ipomoea rhodesiana Rendle
Rhodesian ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00022
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Ipomoea rubro-viridis Baker
Red-green ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00023
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Ipomoea semisecta Merxm.
Half-cut ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00024
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Ipomoea simplex Hook. non Thunb.
Hooker simple ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00025
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Ipomoea simplex Thunb.
Thunberg simple ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00026
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Ipomoea sinensis
Chinese morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00065
Origin Asia (China, India, Sudeste Asiático, Australia)
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Ipomoea temnophylla Lebrun & Taton
Thin-leaved ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00027
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Ipomoea turbinata
Musky morning glory, purple moonflower
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00066
Origin Asia tropical (India, Sudeste Asiático); naturalizada en el Neotrópico
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Ipomoea velutina
Velvet morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00067
Origin África oriental y central (Kenia, Tanzania, Uganda)
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Ipomoea verbascoidea
Mullein-leaved morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00068
Origin África oriental y central (Kenia, Tanzania, Etiopía, Somalia)
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Ipomoea welwitschii Vatke ex Hallier f.
Welwitsch ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00028
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Ipomoea wightii
Wight's morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00069
Origin Asia tropical (India, Sri Lanka, Malasia, Indonesia)
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Ipomoea woodii
Wood's morning glory
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00070
Origin Sudáfrica (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga)
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Ipomoea zambesiaca Baker
Zambezi ipomoea
Specimen ID RN-IPOM-00029
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