Ipomoea obscura

Ipomoea obscura var. obscura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: Ipomoea obscura
Varietates: I. o. var. demissa – I. o. var. obscura – I. o. var. sagittifolia

Name

Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 3: t. 239 (1817).

Synonyms

Basionym

• Convolvulus obscurus L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 220 (1762).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate China (Guangdong, Hainan, Nanhai Zhudao, Yunnan), Taiwan, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar [Burma], Andamans (Middle Andamans, South Andamans), Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, peninsular Malaysia (scattered), Singapore, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Isl., Moluccas, Christmas Isl., Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (Asir), Yemen (Aden Desert, Tihama, W-Yemen) Continental: Africa Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Congo (Brazzaville), Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, ?Guinea, Chad, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Pemba Isl., Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Namibia, Mauritius, La Runion, Rodrigues, Madagascar, Socotra, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Comores (Mayotte, etc.), Egypt (SE-Egypt), Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Ilha de Maio, Ilha de Sao Tiago, Fogo Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ker Gawler, J.B., 1817. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 3: t. 239 (1817)
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ipomoea obscura in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildepatat
English: Obscure Morning Glory, Small White Morning Glory
தமிழ்: தாளிக்கீரை

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