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Ipomoea  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 30758

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): morningglory [English]
  
    morning-glory [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderSolanales   
                            FamilyConvolvulaceae  – morningglories, gloires du matin, morning-glories  
                               GenusIpomoea L. – morningglory, morning-glory  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Ipomoea alba L. – tropical white morningglory, tropical white morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea amnicola Morong – redcenter morningglory, redcenter morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. – swamp morningglory, water spinach, Chinese waterspinach, swamp morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea aristolochiifolia (Kunth) G. Don – Aristolochia-leaved morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. – ginger-leaf morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea barbatisepala A. Gray – canyon morningglory, canyon morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. – `uala, sweet potato, sweet-potato, sweetpotato 
                                  Species Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet – mile-a-minute vine, mile a minute vine 
                                  Species Ipomoea calantha Griseb. – moonvine 
                                  Species Ipomoea capillacea (Kunth) G. Don – purple morningglory, purple morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea cardiophylla A. Gray – heartleaf morningglory, heartleaf morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea carnea Jacq. – gloria de la manana 
                                  Species Ipomoea carolina L.  
                                  Species Ipomoea coccinea L. – Mexican morningglory, red morningglory, starglory, woolly tidestromia, scarlet morningglory, redstar 
                                  Species Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roth ex Roem. & Schult. – alamo vine, alamovine 
                                  Species Ipomoea cordatotriloba Dennst. – cotton morningglory, tievine 
                                  Species Ipomoea cordifolia Carey ex Voight – morningglory, heartleaf morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea costellata Torr. – crestrib morningglory, crestrib morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea cristulata Hallier f. – Trans-Pecos morningglory, Trans-Pecos morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea cuneifolia Meisn.  
                                  Species Ipomoea dumetorum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. – railwaycreeper 
                                  Species Ipomoea eggersii (House) D.F. Austin – Egger's morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea eriocarpa R. Br. – morningglory 
                                  Species Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. – entireleaf morningglory, Mexican morningglory, ivyleaf morningglory, ivyleaf morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea hederifolia L. – scarlet creeper, scarletcreeper 
                                  Species Ipomoea horsfalliae Hook. – Lady Doorly's morningglory, Lady Doorly's morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb. – beach morningglory, beach morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr. – blue morningglory, oceanblue morningglory, oceanblue morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea jaegeri Pilg. – morningglory 
                                  Species Ipomoea lacunosa L. – pitted morningglory, white morningglory, whitestar 
                                  Species Ipomoea leptophylla Torr. – bush morningglory, bush morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea X leucantha Jacq. (pro. sp.) – morningglory 
                                  Species Ipomoea lindheimeri A. Gray – Lindheimer's morningglory, blue morningglory, Lindheimer's morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea littoralis (L.) Blume – whiteflower beach morningglory, whiteflower beach morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea longifolia Benth. – pinkthroat morningglory, pink-throat morningglory, pinkthroat morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea macrorhiza Michx. – largeroot morningglory, largeroot morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.  
                                  Species Ipomoea meyeri (Spreng.) G. Don – Meyer's morningglory, Meyer's morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea microdactyla Griseb. – bejuco colorado, calcareous morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea X multifida (Raf.) Shinners – morningglory, cardinal climber 
                                  Species Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth – whiteedge morningglory, whiteedge morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. – obscure morningglory, obscure morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea ochracea (Lindl.) G. Don – fence morningglory, fence morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. – man-of-the-earth, bigroot morningglory, man of the earth 
                                  Species Ipomoea pauciflora M. Martens & Galeotti – tree morningglory 
                                  Species Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. – bayhops 
                                  Species Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. – morningglory 
                                  Species Ipomoea plummerae A. Gray – Huachuca Mountain morningglory, Huachuca morningglory, Huachuca Mountain morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea pubescens Lam. – morningglory, silky morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea purga (Wender.) Hayne – jalap 
                                  Species Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth – common morningglory, common morning-glory, tall morningglory, tall morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea quamoclit L. – cypressvine morningglory, cypressvine 
                                  Species Ipomoea repanda Jacq. – bejuco colorado 
                                  Species Ipomoea rupicola House – cliff morningglory, cliff morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea sagittata Poir. – saltmarsh morningglory, saltmarsh morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea setifera Poir. – bejuco de puerco 
                                  Species Ipomoea setosa Ker Gawl. – Brazilian morningglory, Brazilian morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea shumardiana (Torr.) Shinners – narrowleaf morningglory, narrowleaf morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea steudelii Millsp. – Steudel's morningglory, Steudel's morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea tenuiloba Torr. – spiderleaf 
                                  Species Ipomoea tenuissima Choisy – rockland morningglory, rockland morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea ternifolia Cav. – tripleleaf morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea thurberi A. Gray – Thurber's morningglory, Thurber's morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea tiliacea (Willd.) Choisy  
                                  Species Ipomoea tricolor Cav. – grannyvine, heavenly-blue morning-glory, flying saucers, pearly gates 
                                  Species Ipomoea trifida (Kunth) G. Don – threefork morningglory 
                                  Species Ipomoea triloba L. – littlebell, three-lobed morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea tuboides O. Deg. & Ooststr. – Hawaii morningglory, Hawaii morning-glory 
                                  Species Ipomoea turbinata Lag. – lilacbell, purple moonflower 
                                  Species Ipomoea violacea L. – heavenlyblue morning-glory, heavenlyblue morningglory, beach moonflower, ololiuqui, sea moonflower 
                                  Species Ipomoea wrightii A. Gray – palmleaf morningglory, Wright's morningglory, Wright's morning-glory 
       

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  Source: Convolvulaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Ipomoea   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Ipomoea   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ipomoea   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ipomoea   
       
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