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Ipomoea
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thumb|right|Flower and leaf of Ipomoea barbatisepala thumb|Fruit and seed of Ipomoea setosa thumb|right|Whitestar potato Ipomoea lacunosa thumb|right|Flowering Ipomoea holubii with a thick caudex thumb|right|Ipomoea pes-caprae growing in sand in Oman
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Ipomoea is a genus of plants in the family Convolvulaceae, within the order Solanales and class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is attributed to Linnaeus, 1753, and the taxon is accepted. Common names for the group include morning-glory, Elämänlangat, այգածաղիկ, and նունուֆար. The genus belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta and the kingdom Plantae.
Records for Ipomoea are held by various institutions, including IBUNAM, GH, CICY, UNICACH, and ECOSUR, with occurrences documented in Mexico. The genus has 559,104 recorded occurrences and 8,198 records, including 4,311 media items. Additionally, there are 4,110 related entries in PubMed and 34,039 observations on iNaturalist.
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Species
morning-glories
Ipomoea
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilyConvolvulaceae
General: Map 4 shows the somewhat disjunct populations of Ipomoea Use: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., the sweet potato, is one Appearance: Similar in habit and most characters to Ipomoea Common Name: spurious ipomoea
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8,198
- With media
- 4,311
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, GH, CICY, UNICACH, ECOSUR, CIIDIR-IPN
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Research
4,110 papers- Review: Defense responses in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) against biotic stress.Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology · 2023
- Current status in whole genome sequencing and analysis of Ipomoea spp.Plant cell reports · 2019
- A chromosome-level reference genome of a Convolvulaceae species Ipomoea cairica.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022
- Ipomoea carnea alkaloid extract vs swainsonine: A comparative study on cytotoxic activity against glial cells.Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2023
- Cryopreservation of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) and its pathogen eradication by cryotherapy.Biotechnology advances · 2011
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Description
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative characteristics
- Taxonomy
- Common names
- Etymology
- Ecology
- Pollination
- Uses
- As medicine and entheogen
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Flower and leaf of Ipomoea barbatisepala thumb|Fruit and seed of Ipomoea setosa thumb|right|Whitestar potato Ipomoea lacunosa thumb|right|Flowering Ipomoea holubii with a thick caudex thumb|right|Ipomoea pes-caprae growing in sand in Oman
Ipomoea () is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species. It is a large and diverse group, with common names including morning glory, water Convolvulus or water spinach, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc. The genus occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, lianas, shrubs, and small trees; most of the species are twining climbing plants.
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