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Ipomoea muricata (L.) Jacq.

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Convolvulaceae

Genus
Ipomoea

Species
muricata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ipomoea tubiflora Hook. f. (Wood et al. 2020; GBIF, 2021; POWO, 2022).

Origin: Native

Status

Vulnerable

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Valencia, R. Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (2000) Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador. Herbario QCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Ecuador 2000 i–iv, 1–489.
  • Wood, J. Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R. (2020) A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World Wood, J., Muñoz-Rodríguez, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R. (2020). A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World. Phytokeys, 143: 1-823. doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.143.32821

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