Ipomoea staphylina Roem. & Schult.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Ipomoea

Characteristics

A large creeper. It has fleshy root tubers. The leaves are broadly oval and 8-15 cm long by 5-11 cm wide. The flowers are white or pink. They are on stalks 6 cm long in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oval capsules. These are 1 cm long.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on open hillsides in southern China.
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The fleshy tubers are cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269854-1
WFO ID wfo-0001296678
COL ID 8VCMJ
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Synonyms

Batatas multiflora Convolvulus kleinii Ipomoea staphylina