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Ipomoea alba L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 161.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Solanales
family
Convolvulaceae
genus
Ipomoea
species
Ipomoea alba

Name

Synonyms
Bonanox indica Raf.
Bonanox riparia Raf.
Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House
Calonyction aculeatum f. apopetalum Allard
Calonyction aculeatum var. lobatum (Hallier fil.) C.Y.Wu
Calonyction album (L.) House
Calonyction bona-nox (Spreng.) Bojer
Calonyction bona-nox var. lobatum Hallier fil.
Calonyction bona-nox var. normale Hallier f.
Calonyction macrantholeucum Colla
Calonyction megalocarpum A.Rich.
Calonyction noctilucum (Herb.) Sweet
Calonyction pulcherrimum D.Parodi
Calonyction rheedei Colla
Calonyction roxburghii G.Don
Calonyction speciosum Choisy
Calonyction speciosum var. macrantholeucum (Colla) Choisy
Calonyction speciosum var. vulgare Choisy
Chonemorpha convolvuloides G.Don
Convolvulus aculeatus L.
Homonyms
Ipomoea alba L.
Ipomoea alba Garcke
Common names
Batatillo in language.
Mondblüte in German
Moonflower (Trinidad & Tobago) in language.
Tropical white morning-glory in English
Tropical white morning-glory in language.
batata-brava in Portuguese
batatarana in Portuguese
boa-noite in Portuguese
bona-nox in Portuguese
cipó-café in Portuguese
dama-da-noite in Portuguese
flor-da-noite in Portuguese
maanblom in Afrikaans
moonflower in language.
moonflower in English
månvinda in Swedish
tropical white morning-glory in English
tropical white morningglory in language.
weiße Prunkwinde in German
yakai-sō in language.
yoru-gao in language.
yue guang hua in language.
밤메꽃 in language.
Lilac Bell in English
Moonflower in English
White Moonflower in English
Dama-da-noite in Portuguese
Viviu in Spanish
moonflower in English
white morning glory in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. Cruz-Morales, S.; Castañeda-Gómez, J.; Figueroa-González, G.; Mendoza-García, A. D.; Lorence, A.; Pereda-Miranda, R. (2012). Mammalian Multidrug Resistance Lipopentasaccharide Inhibitors from Ipomoea alba Seeds. <em>Journal of Natural Products.</em> 75(9): 1603-1611. 10.1021/np300414d
  3. Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  4. Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas ad genera relatas cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Stockholm.
  5. Sp. Pl.,1. 161,1753
  6. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ccz), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=IPAL
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