Ipomoea purga Hayne

Jalap (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

Vines; stems herbaceous, perennial, glabrous. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate, thin and chartaceous, 5-11 cm long, entire, cordate basally, acuminate or rarely acute apically, glabrescent. Flowers usually 1 or occasionally 2 per inflorescence; sepals unequal, oval, 4-9 mm long, obtuse and cuspidate, glabrous; corollas red-purple to rose-purple, the tube 7-8 cm long, the limb rotate to subcampanulate. Fruits not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Thickets, hedges and waste places, from sea-level up to 2,000 metres
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (plant exudate), Antirheumatic agents (plant exudate), Colic (plant exudate), Colitis (plant exudate), Constipation (plant exudate), Diarrhea (plant exudate), Digestive system diseases (plant exudate), Dysentery (plant exudate), Epilepsy (plant exudate), Hysteria (plant exudate), Menstruation disturbances (plant exudate), Parasympatholytics (plant exudate), Abdominal pain (root), Antirheumatic agents (root), Colic (root), Colitis (root), Constipation (root), Diarrhea (root), Digestive system diseases (root), Dysentery (root), Epilepsy (root), Hysteria (root), Menstruation disturbances (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Arthralgia (tuber), Ascites (tuber), Common cold (tuber), Constipation (tuber), Paralysis (tuber), Respiratory tract infections (tuber), Sciatica (tuber), Cathartic (unspecified), Hydragogue (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Ipomoea purga unspecified picture
Ipomoea purga unspecified picture

Distribution

Ipomoea purga world distribution map, present in Brazil, Mexico, Panama, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269627-1
WFO ID wfo-0001296675
COL ID 6N8G9
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Convolvulus schiedeanus Convolvulus officinalis Ipomoea schiedeana Ipomoea purga Batatas purga