Ipomoea polymorpha

Ipomoea polymorpha

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 polymorpha

Name

• Ipomoea polymorpha Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15, 4: 254. 1819.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ipomoea heterophylla R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 487 (1810), nom. illeg.
• Homotypic
  • Convolvulus brownii Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 612 (1824), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Convolvulus robertianus Spreng., Syst. Veg. 5: 192 (1828).
  • Convolvulus nolaniflorus Zipp. ex Span., Linnaea 15: 341 (1841), pro syn.
  • Ipomoea pumila Span., Linnaea 15: 341 (1841).
  • Convolvulus commatophyllus Steud. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 854 (1845).
  • Convolvulus procumbens Lund ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 352 (1845), pro syn.
  • Ipomoea commatophylla A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 65 (1850).
  • Convolvulus defloratus Choisy in H.Zollinger, Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 130, 132 (1854).
  • Ipomoea adspersa Mart. ex Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 252 (1869), pro syn.
  • Ipomoea tashiroi Matsum., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 12: 75 (1898).
  • Dimerodiscus fallax Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 25 (1950).

Homonyms

• Ipomoea polymorpha Riedel ex Meisn. = Ipomoea delphinioides Choisy

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie China (Hainan), Taiwan, Cambodia, ?India, Ryukyu Isl., Laos, New Guinea, Philippines (Luzon), Vietnam, Java (incl. Madura Isl.), Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumba, Flores, Timor) Continental: Australasia Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Thursday Isl.) Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roemer, J.J. & Schultes, J.A. 1819. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 4. VI + LX + 888 pp. Sumtibus J.G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. : ed. 15, 4: 254.

Additional references

• Ooststroom, S.J. van (1963) Reduction of Gagnepain's genera Cryptanthela, Dimerodiscus, and Tridynamia (Concolvulaceae). Blumea 12(1): 39–40. 1963.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ipomoea polymorpha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Ipomoea polymorpha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ipomoea polymorpha. Published online. Accessed: November 15 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ipomoea polymorpha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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