Ipomoea

Ipomoea
Ipomoea pes-tigridis, the type species of the genus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
L. 1753[1]
Species

More than 600, see list

Synonyms[2]
List
    • Acmostemon Pilg.
    • Adamboe Raf.
    • Amphione Raf.
    • Apopleumon Raf.
    • Batatas Choisy
    • Bombycospermum J.Presl
    • Bonanox Raf.
    • Calboa Cav.
    • Calonyction Choisy
    • Calycanthemum Klotzsch
    • Cleiemera Raf.
    • Cleiostoma Raf.
    • Clitocyamos St.-Lag.
    • Coiladena Raf.
    • Convolvuloides Moench
    • Decaloba Raf.
    • Diatrema Raf.
    • Diatremis Raf.
    • Dimerodiscus Gagnep.
    • Doxema Raf.
    • Elythrostamna Bojer ex Desjardins
    • Euryloma Raf.
    • Exallosis Raf.
    • Exocroa Raf.
    • Exogonium Choisy
    • Fraxima Raf.
    • Gynoisa Raf.
    • Isypus Raf.
    • Kolofonia Raf.
    • Lariospermum Raf.
    • Latrienda Raf.
    • Legendrea Webb & Berthel.
    • Leptocallis G.Don
    • Macrostemma Pers.
    • Marcellia Mart. ex Choisy
    • Melascus Raf.
    • Milhania Neck.
    • Mina Cerv.
    • Modesta Raf.
    • Morenoa La Llave
    • Navipomoea (Roberty) Roberty
    • Neorthosis Raf.
    • Nil Medik.
    • Ornithosperma Raf.
    • Parasitipomoea Hayata
    • Pentacrostigma K.Afzel.
    • Pharbitis Choisy
    • Plesiagopus Raf.
    • Quamoclit Mill.
    • Quamoclita Raf.
    • Quamoclitia Raf.
    • Saccia Naudin
    • Stomadena Raf.
    • Tereietra Raf.
    • Tirtalia Raf.
    • Tremasperma Raf.
    • Turbina Raf.
Ipomoea transvaalensis
Ipomoea setosa
Ipomoea muricata
Ipomoea orizabensis
Ipomoea magnusiana

Ipomoea (/ˌɪpəˈmiː.ə, -oʊ-/)[3][4] 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.[5] 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.

Their most widespread common name is morning glory, but some species in related genera bear that same common name and some Ipomoea species are known by different common names. Those formerly separated in Calonyction[6] (Greek καλός kalós "good" and νύξ, νυκτός núx, nuktós, "night") are called moonflowers.[5] The name Ipomoea is derived from the Ancient Greek ἴψ, meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος (hómoios), meaning "resembling". It refers to their twining habit.[7]

  1. ^ "Genus: Ipomoea L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. ^ "Ipomoea L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ipomoea". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  4. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. pp. 606–07.
  5. ^ a b Gunn, Charles R. (1972). "moonflower". Brittonia. 24 (2): 150–168. doi:10.2307/2805866. JSTOR 2805866. S2CID 44714712.
  6. ^ Gunn, Charles R. (1972). "Calonyction". Brittonia. 24 (2): 150–168. doi:10.2307/2805866. JSTOR 2805866. S2CID 44714712.
  7. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.