Taxon profile

species

Sweet-potato
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Solanales » family Convolvulaceae

Scientific synonyms

Batatas edulis (Thunb.)Choisy
Convolvulus batatas L.
Ipomoea fastigiata (Roxb.) Sweet

Other names

= Sweet Potato
= Sweet Potato Vine
= Sweetpotato

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Intertaxon relationships

consumer: Heterobostrychus brunneus (Murray, 1867) - Boxwood Borer, Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Eggfly

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vegetable

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 3

cultivar Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie'

cultivar Ipomoea batatas 'Deep Purple'

cultivar Ipomoea batatas 'Variegata'

Links and literature

Botanical Society of British Isles [as Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]
Botanical Society of British Isles [http://www.bsbi.org.uk/], Botany Department, The Natural History Museum
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/11

PLANTS Database [IPBA2]
PLANTS Database [http://plants.usda.gov]

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Sweet-potato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

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Sweet-potato
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.