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In Africa the plant was known as Convolvulus heptaphyllus until 1961, when Bernard Verdcourt moved the taxon to a new combination, Ipomoea tenuipes, instead of I. heptaphylla, because he believed the name I. heptaphylla was already occupied; [2] in fact the name was indeed occupied, Robert Sweet had already moved Convolvulus heptaphyllus to ...
Ipomoea setosa, the Brazilian morning-glory, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae.Its range is larger than its common name suggests and is native to Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, and has been introduced to China, and the United States.
Ipomoea transvaalensis Ipomoea setosa Ipomoea muricata Ipomoea orizabensis Ipomoea magnusiana. Ipomoea (/ ˌ ɪ p ə ˈ m iː. ə,-oʊ-/) [3] [4] is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species.
Ipomoea aequatoriensis is a morning glory plant which was first scientifically described in 2022, and is the closest wild relative to the sweet potato known to science. The evolution of the sweet potato has always been a mystery, however with the discovery of this new plant, the history has become a bit clearer.
Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species Ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the Castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls. [2] The sulfur in the morning glory's juice served to vulcanize the rubber, a process antedating Charles Goodyear's discovery by at least 3,000 years. [3]
Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth – heart-leaved morning glory; Ipomoea coscinosperma Hochst. ex Choisy; Ipomoea costata F.Muell. ex Benth. – rock morning glory, bush potato; Ipomoea costellata Torr. – crest-ribbed morning glory; Ipomoea crassipes Hook. Ipomoea crepidiformis Hallier f. Ipomoea crinicalyx S.Moore; Ipomoea crispa (Thunb.) Hallier f.
Ipomoea alba, known in English as tropical white morning glory, moonflower or moonvine, is a species of night-blooming morning glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from Argentina to northern Mexico, Arizona, Florida [3] and the West Indies. [4]
Ipomoea barbatisepala, commonly known as canyon morning glory, [1] is a species of morning glory. It is native to the Southwestern United States, where it has been found in New Mexico and Arizona; [2] in these regions, its native range overlaps with the non-native range of the closely related Ipomoea hederacea. [3] It is also found in the west ...