Ipomoea batatas
Also known as: Batatas batatas (L.) H.Karst. +14 more
- Batatas batatas (L.) H.Karst.
- Batatas betacea Lindl.
- Batatas edulis (Thunb. ex Murray) Choisy
- Batatas edulis var. erythrorrhiza Voigt
- Batatas edulis var. leucorrhiza Voigt
- Batatas edulis var. porphyrorhiza (Griseb.) Ram.Goyena
- Batatas edulis var. xanthorhiza (Bojer) Choisy
- Batatas wallii C.Morren
- Batatas xanthorhiza Bojer
- Convolvulus apiculata M.Martens & Galeotti
- Convolvulus attenuatus Martens & Galeotti
- Convolvulus batata Vell.
- Convolvulus batatas L.
- Convolvulus chrysorhizus Forst. ex Wien.
- Convolvulus cordifolius Salzm. ex Meisn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling tuberous geophyte.
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Ipomoea batatas is a scrambling plant within the Convolvulaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chile North, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Kirgizistan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Line Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New York, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, North Carolina, Pakistan, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Virginia, Wake I., Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe