Ipomoea batatoides

Ipomoea batatoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae.[2]

Ipomoea batatoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. batatoides
Binomial name
Ipomoea batatoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Convolvulus pseudomina Kuntze
  • Ipomoea distans Choisy
  • Ipomoea glabriuscula House
  • Ipomoea microsticta Hallier fil.
  • Ipomoea philipsonii O'Donell
  • Ipomoea pseudomina K.Schum.
  • Ipomoea reidelii Meisn.
  • Ipomoea riedelii Meisn.
  • Ipomoea teruae Molina & L.O.Williams

This species is found in sub-deciduous tropical forest, from about 100 to 200 meters above sea level. It blooms from August to November.[3]

The species is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[4]

References
  1. "Ipomoea batatoides". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. "Ipomoea batatoides" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. Carranza, E. (2007). "Familia Convolvulaceae". Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes. Fascículo 151.
  4. "Ipomoea batatoides". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2021.


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