Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
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Nomenclature
Lam.
L.
(L.) Lam.
ICN
species
Ipomoea batatas
Classification
Vernacular names
Descriptions
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Tuberous-rooted perennial. Stems trailing or erect, glabrous or hairy. Petioles long and slender, often > lamina. Lamina very variable in size, shape and dissection, particularly in the degree of lobing, usually entire with long-acuminate apices. Infl. an axillary cyme, usually few-flowered; peduncles to 8 cm long, stout; pedicels to 1 cm long. Bracts < sepals. Sepals c. 1 cm long, mucronate, glabrous; inner sepals slightly > outer. Corolla c. 4 cm long and 3-3.5 cm diam. across limb, funnelform, pink with purplish or reddish purple centre. Stamens included; filaments hairy towards base. Ovary surrounded by tuft of hairs. Capsule not seen.
Taxonomic concepts
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
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Metadata
d3268080-4971-475f-948c-f841285dd5d3
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
