637 Species of Genus Ipomoea

My Fascination with Ipomoea

The world of plants has always captivated me, with their diverse forms, colors, and adaptations. Among the many genera that have piqued my interest, Ipomoea holds a special place. This large and diverse genus, belonging to the Convolvulaceae family, boasts over 600 species, each with its unique characteristics. From the vibrant morning glories that herald the dawn to the understated beauty of the moonflower, Ipomoea offers a fascinating glimpse into the wonders of the plant kingdom.

A Diverse Genus

Ipomoea is a cosmopolitan genus, found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. This wide distribution has led to a remarkable diversity within the genus, with species ranging from herbaceous vines and shrubs to even trees. The leaves exhibit a variety of shapes, from simple and heart-shaped to deeply lobed or even palmately divided. The flowers, however, are the stars of the show, with their characteristic funnel or trumpet shape and a spectrum of colors that would rival any artist’s palette.

Among the hundreds of Ipomoea species, some stand out for their beauty, economic importance, or unique adaptations:

1. Ipomoea abrupta R.Br.
2. Ipomoea abutiloides (Kunth) G.Don
3. Ipomoea abyssinica (Choisy) Hochst.
4. Ipomoea acanthocarpa (Choisy) Hochst. ex Schweinf. & Asch.
5. Ipomoea aculeata Blume
6. Ipomoea acutisepala O’Donell
7. Ipomoea adenioides Schinz
8. Ipomoea aemilii (O’Donell) J.R.I.Wood & R.Degen
9. Ipomoea aequatoriensis T.Wells & P.Muñoz
10. Ipomoea aequiloba J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
11. Ipomoea aitonii Lindl.
12. Ipomoea alba L.
13. Ipomoea albivenia (Lindl.) Sweet
14. Ipomoea alexandrae D.F.Austin
15. Ipomoea alterniflora Griseb.
16. Ipomoea altoamazonica J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
17. Ipomoea altoparanaensis O’Donell
18. Ipomoea amazonica (D.F.Austin & Staples) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
19. Ipomoea amnicola Morong
20. Ipomoea ampullacea Fernald
21. Ipomoea ana-mariae L.V.Vasconc. & Sim.-Bianch.
22. Ipomoea ancisa House
23. Ipomoea androyensis Deroin
24. Ipomoea anemophoba Chiov.
25. Ipomoea angustissima J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
26. Ipomoea anisomeres B.L.Rob. & Bartlett
27. Ipomoea antonschmidii R.W.Johnson
28. Ipomoea × apiculata M.Martens & Galeotti
29. Ipomoea apodiensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
30. Ipomoea appendiculata J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
31. Ipomoea aprica House
32. Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
33. Ipomoea arborescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G.Don
34. Ipomoea ardissima A.Chev.
35. Ipomoea arenicola Rendle & Britten
36. Ipomoea argentaurata Hallier f.
37. Ipomoea argentea Meisn.
38. Ipomoea argentifolia A.Rich.
39. Ipomoea argentinica Peter
40. Ipomoea argillicola R.W.Johnson
41. Ipomoea argyreia (Mart. ex Choisy) Meisn.
42. Ipomoea argyrophylla Vatke
43. Ipomoea aristolochiifolia G.Don
44. Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.
45. Ipomoea asclepiadea Hallier f.
46. Ipomoea aspera (Choisy) Vatke
47. Ipomoea asplundii O’Donell
48. Ipomoea asterophora Ooststr.
49. Ipomoea atacorensis A.Chev.
50. Ipomoea attenuata J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
51. Ipomoea aurantiaca L.O.Williams
52. Ipomoea aurifolia Dammer
53. Ipomoea australis (O’Donell) J.R.I.Wood & P.Muñoz
54. Ipomoea austrobrasiliensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
55. Ipomoea bahiensis Willd.
56. Ipomoea bakeri Britten
57. Ipomoea balioclada Urb.
58. Ipomoea bampsiana Lejoly & Lisowski
59. Ipomoea barbatisepala A.Gray
60. Ipomoea barlerioides (Choisy) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
61. Ipomoea barteri Baker
62. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
63. Ipomoea batatoides Choisy
64. Ipomoea bathycolpos Hallier f.
65. Ipomoea beninensis Akoègn., Lisowski & Sinsin
66. Ipomoea bernoulliana Peter
67. Ipomoea biflora (L.) Pers.
68. Ipomoea bisavium A.Meeuse
69. Ipomoea blanchetii Choisy
70. Ipomoea blepharophylla Hallier f.
71. Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz
72. Ipomoea bombycina (Choisy) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
73. Ipomoea bonariensis Hook.
74. Ipomoea bracteata Cav.
75. Ipomoea bracteolata R.W.Johnson
76. Ipomoea brasiliana (Mart. ex Choisy) Meisn.
77. Ipomoea brassii C.T.White
78. Ipomoea bullata Oliv.
79. Ipomoea burchellii Meisn.
80. Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet
81. Ipomoea calcicola J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
82. Ipomoea calobra F.Muell.
83. Ipomoea caloneura Meisn.
84. Ipomoea calophylla C.Wright ex Griseb.
85. Ipomoea calyptrata Dammer
86. Ipomoea cambodiensis Gagnep. & Courchet
87. Ipomoea campanulata L.
88. Ipomoea campestris Meisn.
89. Ipomoea capillacea (Kunth) G.Don
90. Ipomoea capitellata Choisy
91. Ipomoea cardenasiana O’Donell
92. Ipomoea cardiophylla A.Gray
93. Ipomoea carnea Jacq.
94. Ipomoea carolina L.
95. Ipomoea caudata Fernald
96. Ipomoea cavalcantei D.F.Austin
97. Ipomoea cearensis O’Donell
98. Ipomoea cerradoensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
99. Ipomoea chamelana J.A.McDonald
100. Ipomoea chapadensis J.R.I.Wood & L.V.Vasconc.
101. Ipomoea cheirophylla O’Donell
102. Ipomoea chenopodiifolia (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.
103. Ipomoea chilopsidis Standl.
104. Ipomoea chiquitensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
105. Ipomoea chiriquensis Standl.
106. Ipomoea chloroneura Hallier f.
107. Ipomoea chodatiana O’Donell
108. Ipomoea cholulensis Kunth
109. Ipomoea chondrosepala Hallier f.
110. Ipomoea chrysocalyx D.F.Austin
111. Ipomoea chrysochaetia Hallier f.
112. Ipomoea chrysosperma Hallier f.
113. Ipomoea cicatricosa Baker
114. Ipomoea ciervensis House
115. Ipomoea citrina Hallier f.
116. Ipomoea clarensis Alain
117. Ipomoea clausa Rudolph ex Ledeb.
118. Ipomoea clavata (G.Don) Ooststr. ex J.F.Macbr.
119. Ipomoea coccinea L.
120. Ipomoea colombiana O’Donell
121. Ipomoea concolora (Matuda) D.F.Austin
122. Ipomoea connata J.R.I.Wood & L.V.Vasconc.
123. Ipomoea consimilis Schulze-Menz
124. Ipomoea convolvulifolia Hallier f.
125. Ipomoea conzattii Greenm.
126. Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roth
127. Ipomoea cordatotriloba Dennst.
128. Ipomoea cordillerae J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
129. Ipomoea cordofana Choisy
130. Ipomoea coriacea Choisy
131. Ipomoea corrugata Thulin
132. Ipomoea corymbosa (L.) Roth
133. Ipomoea coscinosperma Hochst. ex Choisy
134. Ipomoea costata F.Muell. ex Benth.
135. Ipomoea costellata Torr.
136. Ipomoea crassipes Hook.
137. Ipomoea crepidiformis Hallier f.
138. Ipomoea crinicalyx S.Moore
139. Ipomoea crispa (Thunb.) Hallier f.
140. Ipomoea cristulata Hallier f.
141. Ipomoea cryptica J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
142. Ipomoea cubensis (House) Urb.
143. Ipomoea cuneifolia Meisn.
144. Ipomoea cuprinacoma E.Carranza & J.A.McDonald
145. Ipomoea curtipes Rendle
146. Ipomoea cuscoensis J.R.I.Wood & P.Muñoz
147. Ipomoea cynanchifolia Meisn.
148. Ipomoea darainensis Deroin, Ranir. & Nusb.
149. Ipomoea dasycarpa J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
150. Ipomoea daturiflora Meisn.
151. Ipomoea decaisnei Ooststr.
152. Ipomoea decasperma Hallier f.
153. Ipomoea decemcornuta O’Donell
154. Ipomoea decipiens Dammer
155. Ipomoea delphinioides Choisy
156. Ipomoea delpierrei De Wild.
157. Ipomoea deminuta J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
158. Ipomoea densibracteata O’Donell
159. Ipomoea densivestita R.W.Johnson
160. Ipomoea descolei O’Donell
161. Ipomoea desmophylla Bojer ex Choisy
162. Ipomoea desrousseauxii Steud.
163. Ipomoea diamantinensis J.M.Black ex Eardley
164. Ipomoea diantha Roem. & Schult.
165. Ipomoea diegoae M.C.Lara
166. Ipomoea digitata L.
167. Ipomoea discoidea Gonz.-Martínez & J.Jiménez Ram.
168. Ipomoea discolor (Kunth) G.Don
169. Ipomoea diversifolia R.Br.
170. Ipomoea dolichopoda J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
171. Ipomoea donaldsonii Rendle
172. Ipomoea dubia Roem. & Schult.
173. Ipomoea dumetorum Willd.
174. Ipomoea dumosa (Benth.) L.O.Williams
175. Ipomoea dunlopii R.W.Johnson
176. Ipomoea durangensis House
177. Ipomoea duvigneaudii Lejoly & Lisowski
178. Ipomoea echinocalyx Meisn.
179. Ipomoea edithae Gage
180. Ipomoea edwardsensis (O’Kennon & G.L.Nesom) O’Kennon
181. Ipomoea eggersiana Peter
182. Ipomoea electrina D.F.Austin & J.A.McDonald
183. Ipomoea elongata Choisy
184. Ipomoea elythrocephala Hallier f.
185. Ipomoea emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu
186. Ipomoea ensiformis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
187. Ipomoea ephemera Verdc.
188. Ipomoea eremnobrocha D.F.Austin
189. Ipomoea eriocalyx (Mart. ex Choisy) Meisn.
190. Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br.
191. Ipomoea erioleuca Hallier f.
192. Ipomoea erosa Urb.
193. Ipomoea estrellensis Hassl. ex O’Donell
194. Ipomoea eurysepala Hallier f.
195. Ipomoea eximia House
196. Ipomoea expansa A.McDonald
197. Ipomoea exserta J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
198. Ipomoea falkioides Griseb.
199. Ipomoea fangliaoensis S.S.Ying
200. Ipomoea fanshawei Verdc.
201. Ipomoea fasciculata J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
202. Ipomoea ficifolia Lindl.
203. Ipomoea fiebrigii Hassl. ex O’Donell
204. Ipomoea fimbriosepala Choisy
205. Ipomoea fissifolia (McPherson) Eckenw.
206. Ipomoea flavivillosa Schulze-Menz
207. Ipomoea franciscana Choisy
208. Ipomoea fuchsioides Griseb.
209. Ipomoea fulvicaulis (Hochst. ex Choisy) Boiss. ex Hallier f.
210. Ipomoea funicularis R.W.Johnson
211. Ipomoea funis Cham. & Schltdl.
212. Ipomoea furcyensis Urb.
213. Ipomoea galactorrhoea Hallier f.
214. Ipomoea galhareriana Thulin
215. Ipomoea garckeana Vatke
216. Ipomoea geophilifolia K.Afzel.
217. Ipomoea gesnerioides J.A.McDonald
218. Ipomoea gigantea (Silva Manso) Choisy
219. Ipomoea gilana K.Keith & J.A.McDonald
220. Ipomoea gloverae J.A.McDonald
221. Ipomoea goyazensis Gardner
222. Ipomoea gracilis R.Br.
223. Ipomoea gracilisepala Rendle
224. Ipomoea graminea R.Br.
225. Ipomoea graminifolia J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
226. Ipomoea grandifolia (Dammer) O’Donell
227. Ipomoea graniticola J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
228. Ipomoea grantii Oliv.
229. Ipomoea granulosa Chodat & Hassl.
230. Ipomoea guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.
231. Ipomoea gypsophila J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
232. Ipomoea habeliana Oliv.
233. Ipomoea hackeliana (Schinz) Hallier f.
234. Ipomoea haenkeana Choisy
235. Ipomoea harlingii D.F.Austin
236. Ipomoea harmandii Gagnep.
237. Ipomoea hartmannii Vatke & Rensch
238. Ipomoea hartwegii Benth.
239. Ipomoea hastifolia Domin
240. Ipomoea hastigera Kunth
241. Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.
242. Ipomoea hederifolia L.
243. Ipomoea heptaphylla Sweet
244. Ipomoea herpeana Deroin
245. Ipomoea heterodoxa Standl. & Steyerm.
246. Ipomoea heterosepala Baker
247. Ipomoea heterotricha Didr.
248. Ipomoea hieronymi (Kuntze) O’Donell
249. Ipomoea hildebrandtii Vatke
250. Ipomoea hiranensis Thulin
251. Ipomoea hirsutissima Gardner
252. Ipomoea hirtifolia R.C.Fang & S.H.Huang
253. Ipomoea hochstetteri House
254. Ipomoea holubii Baker
255. Ipomoea homotrichoidea O’Donell
256. Ipomoea horsfalliae Hook.
257. Ipomoea huayllae J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
258. Ipomoea humidicola Verdc.
259. Ipomoea hypargyrea Griseb.
260. Ipomoea ignava House
261. Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb.
262. Ipomoea inaccessa J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
263. Ipomoea incarnata (Vahl) Choisy
264. Ipomoea incerta (Britton) Urb.
265. Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
266. Ipomoea indivisa (Vell.) Hallier f.
267. Ipomoea inopinata (Heine) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
268. Ipomoea intrapilosa Rose
269. Ipomoea invicta House
270. Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv.
271. Ipomoea irwiniae Verdc.
272. Ipomoea isthmica J.R.I.Wood & Buril
273. Ipomoea itapuaensis J.R.I.Wood & R.Degen
274. Ipomoea jacalana Matuda
275. Ipomoea jaegeri Pilg.
276. Ipomoea jalapa (L.) Pursh
277. Ipomoea jalapoides Griseb.
278. Ipomoea jamaicensis G.Don
279. Ipomoea jicama Brandegee
280. Ipomoea johnsoniana R.L.Barrett
281. Ipomoea jucunda Thwaites
282. Ipomoea jujuyensis O’Donell
283. Ipomoea juliagutierreziae J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
284. Ipomoea kahloae Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & Rios-Carr.
285. Ipomoea kalumburu R.W.Johnson
286. Ipomoea kassneri Rendle
287. Ipomoea keraudreniae Deroin
288. Ipomoea killipiana O’Donell
289. Ipomoea kilwaensis Pilg.
290. Ipomoea kituiensis Vatke
291. Ipomoea kotschyana Hochst. ex Choisy
292. Ipomoea kraholandica J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
293. Ipomoea kruseana Matuda
294. Ipomoea lachnaea Spreng.
295. Ipomoea lactifera J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
296. Ipomoea lacunosa L.
297. Ipomoea laeta A.Gray
298. Ipomoea lambii Fernald
299. Ipomoea lanata E.A.Bruce
300. Ipomoea langsdorffii Choisy
301. Ipomoea lanifolia D.Santos & Buril
302. Ipomoea lanuginosa O’Donell
303. Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f.
304. Ipomoea lapidosa Vatke
305. Ipomoea lenis House
306. Ipomoea leonensis B.L.Rob.
307. Ipomoea lepidophora Lebrun & Taton
308. Ipomoea leprieurii D.F.Austin
309. Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
310. Ipomoea × leucantha Jacq.
311. Ipomoea leucanthemum (Klotzsch) Hallier f.
312. Ipomoea leucotricha Donn.Sm.
313. Ipomoea lilloana O’Donell
314. Ipomoea limosa R.W.Johnson
315. Ipomoea lindenii M.Martens & Galeotti
316. Ipomoea lindheimeri A.Gray
317. Ipomoea lindmanii Urb.
318. Ipomoea lineolata Urb.
319. Ipomoea linosepala Hallier f.
320. Ipomoea littoralis Blume
321. Ipomoea lobata (Cerv.) Thell.
322. Ipomoea lonchophylla J.M.Black
323. Ipomoea longeramosa Choisy
324. Ipomoea longibarbis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
325. Ipomoea longibracteolata Sim.-Bianch. & J.R.I.Wood
326. Ipomoea longifolia Benth.
327. Ipomoea longirostra J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
328. Ipomoea longistaminea O’Donell
329. Ipomoea longituba Hallier f.
330. Ipomoea lottiae J.A.McDonald
331. Ipomoea lozanii J.H.Painter
332. Ipomoea lutea Hemsl.
333. Ipomoea luteoviridis Ekman & Leonard
334. Ipomoea macarenaensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
335. Ipomoea macdonaldii E.Carranza
336. Ipomoea macedoi Hoehne
337. Ipomoea macrorhiza Michx.
338. Ipomoea macrosepala Brenan
339. Ipomoea macrosiphon Hallier f.
340. Ipomoea madrensis S.Watson
341. Ipomoea magna Sim.-Bianch. & J.R.I.Wood
342. Ipomoea magniflora O’Donell
343. Ipomoea magnifolia Rusby
344. Ipomoea magnusiana Schinz
345. Ipomoea mairetii Choisy
346. Ipomoea malpighipila O’Donell
347. Ipomoea malvaeoides Meisn.
348. Ipomoea malvaviscoides Meisn.
349. Ipomoea marabaensis D.F.Austin & Secco
350. Ipomoea maranhensis D.Santos & Buril
351. Ipomoea maranyonensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
352. Ipomoea marcellia Meisn.
353. Ipomoea marginisepala O’Donell
354. Ipomoea marmorata Britten & Rendle
355. Ipomoea mathewsiana Kuntze
356. Ipomoea maurandioides Meisn.
357. Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.
358. Ipomoea mcvaughii McPherson
359. Ipomoea megalantha J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
360. Ipomoea megapotamica Choisy
361. Ipomoea melancholica J.R.I.Wood & Buril
362. Ipomoea mendozae J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
363. Ipomoea merremioides Alain
364. Ipomoea meyeri (Spreng.) G.Don
365. Ipomoea micrantha Hallier f.
366. Ipomoea microcalyx Schulze-Menz
367. Ipomoea microdactyla Griseb.
368. Ipomoea microdonta J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
369. Ipomoea microsepala Benth.
370. Ipomoea milnei Verdc.
371. Ipomoea minutiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) House
372. Ipomoea miquihuanensis J.A.McDonald
373. Ipomoea mirabilis P.P.A.Ferreira & Sim.-Bianch.
374. Ipomoea mirandina (Pittier) O’Donell
375. Ipomoea mitchelliae Standl.
376. Ipomoea mombassana Vatke
377. Ipomoea montecristina Hadac
378. Ipomoea morongii Britton
379. Ipomoea mozambicensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
380. Ipomoea mucronatoproducta J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
381. Ipomoea mucronifolia J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
382. Ipomoea muelleri Benth.
383. Ipomoea muricata (L.) Jacq.
384. Ipomoea murucoides Roem. & Schult.
385. Ipomoea nationis (Hook.) G.Nicholson
386. Ipomoea neei (Spreng.) O’Donell
387. Ipomoea nematoloba Urb.
388. Ipomoea nematophylla Urb.
389. Ipomoea nephrosepala Chiov.
390. Ipomoea neriifolia Gardner
391. Ipomoea neurocephala Hallier f.
392. Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth
393. Ipomoea nitida Griseb.
394. Ipomoea nivea J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
395. Ipomoea noctulifolia McPherson
396. Ipomoea noemana E.Jara, P.Muñoz & H.Beltrán
397. Ipomoea nyctaginea Choisy
398. Ipomoea oblongata E.Mey. ex Choisy
399. Ipomoea oblongifolia (Hassl.) O’Donell
400. Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.
401. Ipomoea ochracea (Lindl.) Sweet
402. Ipomoea odontophylla J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
403. Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f.
404. Ipomoea oenotheroides (L.f.) A.Meeuse & Welman
405. Ipomoea ommanneyi Rendle
406. Ipomoea opulifolia Rusby
407. Ipomoea oranensis O’Donell
408. Ipomoea orizabensis (G.Pelletan) Ledeb. ex Steud.
409. Ipomoea ovatolanceolata (Hallier f.) Thulin
410. Ipomoea padillae O’Donell
411. Ipomoea paludicola J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
412. Ipomoea paludosa O’Donell
413. Ipomoea pampeana P.P.A.Ferreira & Miotto
414. Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.Mey.
415. Ipomoea pantanalensis J.R.I.Wood & Urbanetz
416. Ipomoea paolii Chiov.
417. Ipomoea papilio Hallier f.
418. Ipomoea paradae J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
419. Ipomoea paraguariensis Peter
420. Ipomoea paranaensis Hoehne
421. Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G.Don
422. Ipomoea parvibracteolata J.R.I.Wood & L.V.Vasconc.
423. Ipomoea passifloroides House
424. Ipomoea pauciflora M.Martens & Galeotti
425. Ipomoea paulistana (Silva Manso) Stellfeld
426. Ipomoea paulitschkei Schweinf. & Volkens
427. Ipomoea pearceana Kuntze
428. Ipomoea pedicellaris Benth.
429. Ipomoea pellita Hallier f.
430. Ipomoea perbella (Verdc.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
431. Ipomoea perpartita McPherson
432. Ipomoea perrieri Deroin
433. Ipomoea peruviana O’Donell
434. Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.
435. Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
436. Ipomoea peteri (Kuntze) Staples & Govaerts
437. Ipomoea petitiana Lejoly & Lisowski
438. Ipomoea petrophila House
439. Ipomoea philomega (Vell.) House
440. Ipomoea pierrei Gagnep.
441. Ipomoea pileata Roxb.
442. Ipomoea pinifolia Meisn.
443. Ipomoea pintoi O’Donell
444. Ipomoea pittieri O’Donell
445. Ipomoea platensis Ker Gawl.
446. Ipomoea plummerae A.Gray
447. Ipomoea pochutlensis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
448. Ipomoea pogonantha Thulin
449. Ipomoea pogonocalyx J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
450. Ipomoea pohlii Choisy
451. Ipomoea polhillii Verdc.
452. Ipomoea polpha R.W.Johnson
453. Ipomoea polymorpha Roem. & Schult.
454. Ipomoea populina House
455. Ipomoea porphyrea J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
456. Ipomoea porrecta Rendle & Britten
457. Ipomoea praecana House
458. Ipomoea praecox C.Wright
459. Ipomoea prismatosyphon Welw.
460. Ipomoea procumbens Mart. ex Choisy
461. Ipomoea procurrens Meisn.
462. Ipomoea prolifera J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
463. Ipomoea protea Rendle & Britten
464. Ipomoea proxima (M.Martens & Galeotti) Godm. & Salvin
465. Ipomoea pruinosa McPherson
466. Ipomoea psammophila J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
467. Ipomoea pseudocalystegia Hassl.
468. Ipomoea pseudomalvaeoides Chodat & Hassl.
469. Ipomoea pseudomarginata Deroin
470. Ipomoea pseudoracemosa McPherson
471. Ipomoea pterocaulis J.R.I.Wood & L.V.Vasconc.
472. Ipomoea pubescens Lam.
473. Ipomoea pulcherrima Ooststr.
474. Ipomoea puncticulata Benth.
475. Ipomoea purga (Wender.) Hayne
476. Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth
477. Ipomoea pyramidalis Hallier f.
478. Ipomoea pyrenea Taub.
479. Ipomoea pyrophila A.Chev.
480. Ipomoea quamoclit L.
481. Ipomoea queirozii J.R.I.Wood & L.V.Vasconc.
482. Ipomoea racemigera F.Muell. & Tate
483. Ipomoea racemosa Poir.
484. Ipomoea ramosissima (Poir.) Choisy
485. Ipomoea ramulosa J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
486. Ipomoea recta De Wild.
487. Ipomoea reflexa Span.
488. Ipomoea reflexisepala Lejoly & Lisowski
489. Ipomoea regnellii Meisn.
490. Ipomoea repanda Jacq.
491. Ipomoea reticulata O’Donell
492. Ipomoea retropilosa (Pittier) D.F.Austin
493. Ipomoea revoluta J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
494. Ipomoea richardsiae Verdc.
495. Ipomoea riparum Standl. & L.O.Williams
496. Ipomoea robbrechtii Lejoly & Lisowski
497. Ipomoea robertsiana Rendle
498. Ipomoea robinsonii House
499. Ipomoea robusta Urb.
500. Ipomoea rojasii Hassl.
501. Ipomoea rosea Choisy
502. Ipomoea rotundata Verdc.
503. Ipomoea rubens Choisy
504. Ipomoea rubriflora O’Donell
505. Ipomoea rumicifolia Choisy
506. Ipomoea rupestris Sim.-Bianch. & Pirani
507. Ipomoea rupicola House
508. Ipomoea rzedowskii E.Carranza, Zamudio & Murguía
509. Ipomoea sagittata Poir.
510. Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f.
511. Ipomoea saintronanensis R.W.Johnson
512. Ipomoea salicifolia Roxb.
513. Ipomoea salsettensis Santapau & Patel
514. Ipomoea santillanii O’Donell
515. Ipomoea saopaulista O’Donell
516. Ipomoea schaffneri S.Watson
517. Ipomoea schaijesii Lejoly & Lisowski
518. Ipomoea schomburgkii Choisy
519. Ipomoea schulziana O’Donell
520. Ipomoea scopulina J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
521. Ipomoea scopulorum Brandegee
522. Ipomoea seaania Felger & Austin
523. Ipomoea seducta House
524. Ipomoea sericophylla Meisn.
525. Ipomoea sericosepala J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
526. Ipomoea serrana Sim.-Bianch. & L.V.Vasconc.
527. Ipomoea sescossiana Baill.
528. Ipomoea setifera Poir.
529. Ipomoea setosa Ker Gawl.
530. Ipomoea shirambensis Baker
531. Ipomoea shumardiana (Torr.) Shinners
532. Ipomoea shupangensis Baker
533. Ipomoea sidamensis Thulin
534. Ipomoea sidifolia Schrad.
535. Ipomoea silvicola House
536. Ipomoea simonsiana Rendle
537. Ipomoea simplex Thunb.
538. Ipomoea simulans D.Hanb.
539. Ipomoea sofomarensis Sebsebe
540. Ipomoea sororia D.F.Austin & J.L.Tapia
541. Ipomoea spathulata Hallier f.
542. Ipomoea spectata J.A.McDonald
543. Ipomoea sphenophylla Urb.
544. Ipomoea spinulifera J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
545. Ipomoea splendor-sylvae House
546. Ipomoea spruceana Benth. ex Meisn.
547. Ipomoea squamisepala O’Donell
548. Ipomoea squamosa Choisy
549. Ipomoea stans Cav.
550. Ipomoea staphylina Roem. & Schult.
551. Ipomoea steerei (Standl.) L.O.Williams
552. Ipomoea stenobasis Brenan
553. Ipomoea stenosiphon Hallier f.
554. Ipomoea steudelii Millsp.
555. Ipomoea stibaropoda Ooststr.
556. Ipomoea stocksii C.B.Clarke
557. Ipomoea stuckertii O’Donell
558. Ipomoea suaveolens (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.
559. Ipomoea subrevoluta Choisy
560. Ipomoea subspicata (Meisn.) O’Donell
561. Ipomoea suburceolata O’Donell
562. Ipomoea suffruticosa Burch.
563. Ipomoea suffulta (Kunth) G.Don
564. Ipomoea sulina P.P.A.Ferreira & Miotto
565. Ipomoea sulphurea (La Llave) G.Don
566. Ipomoea sultani Chiov.
567. Ipomoea sumatrana (Miq.) Ooststr.
568. Ipomoea syringifolia Meisn.
569. Ipomoea tacambarensis E.Carranza
570. Ipomoea tacuaremboensis Arechav.
571. Ipomoea taiwanensis S.S.Ying
572. Ipomoea tarijensis O’Donell
573. Ipomoea tastensis Brandegee
574. Ipomoea tehuantepecensis L.Torres, R.Torres, M.P.Ramírez & J.A.McDonald
575. Ipomoea temascaltepecensis Wilkin
576. Ipomoea tenera Meisn.
577. Ipomoea tentaculifera Greenm.
578. Ipomoea tenuifolia (Vahl) Kuntze
579. Ipomoea tenuiloba Torr.
580. Ipomoea tenuipes Verdc.
581. Ipomoea tenuirostris Choisy
582. Ipomoea tenuissima Choisy
583. Ipomoea teotitlanica McPherson
584. Ipomoea ternata Jacq.
585. Ipomoea ternifolia Cav.
586. Ipomoea theodori O’Donell
587. Ipomoea thunbergioides Welw.
588. Ipomoea thurberi A.Gray
589. Ipomoea ticcopa Verdc.
590. Ipomoea tiliacea (Willd.) Choisy
591. Ipomoea tolmerana R.W.Johnson
592. Ipomoea transvaalensis A.Meeuse
593. Ipomoea trichosperma Blume
594. Ipomoea tricolor Cav.
595. Ipomoea trifida (Kunth) G.Don
596. Ipomoea triflora Forssk.
597. Ipomoea triloba L.
598. Ipomoea trinervia Schulze-Menz
599. Ipomoea tuberculata Ker Gawl.
600. Ipomoea tuboides O.Deg. & Ooststr.
601. Ipomoea tubulata Sessé & Moc.
602. Ipomoea ugborea Ogunw.
603. Ipomoea uninervis J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
604. Ipomoea urbaniana (Dammer) Hallier f.
605. Ipomoea uruguayensis Meisn.
606. Ipomoea vagans Baker
607. Ipomoea valenzuelensis Chodat & Hassl.
608. Ipomoea variifolia Meisn.
609. Ipomoea veadeirosii J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
610. Ipomoea velardei O’Donell
611. Ipomoea velutina R.Br.
612. Ipomoea velutinifolia J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
613. Ipomoea venosa (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.
614. Ipomoea verbasciformis (Meisn.) O’Donell
615. Ipomoea verbascoidea Choisy
616. Ipomoea verdcourtiana Lejoly & Lisowski
617. Ipomoea vernalis R.E.Fr.
618. Ipomoea verrucisepala Verdc.
619. Ipomoea verruculosa (Pittier) O’Donell
620. Ipomoea versipellis R.W.Johnson
621. Ipomoea vespertilia F.D.Santos, G.C.Delgado-Junior & Buril
622. Ipomoea villifera House
623. Ipomoea violacea L.
624. Ipomoea virgata Meisn.
625. Ipomoea vivianae Krapov.
626. Ipomoea volcanensis O’Donell
627. Ipomoea walpersiana Duchass. ex Urb.
628. Ipomoea walteri J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
629. Ipomoea wangii C.Y.Wu
630. Ipomoea welwitschii Vatke ex Hallier f.
631. Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy
632. Ipomoea wolcottiana Rose
633. Ipomoea yaracuyensis J.R.Grande & W.Meier
634. Ipomoea yardiensis A.S.George
635. Ipomoea zacatecana J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
636. Ipomoea zanzibarica Verdc.
637. Ipomoea zimmermanii J.A.McDonald

Ecological Significance

Ipomoea species play a vital role in their respective ecosystems. They provide food and shelter for a variety of insects, birds, and mammals. Their flowers are a source of nectar for pollinators, while their leaves and stems serve as food for herbivores. Some species, like the sweet potato, are important food sources for humans as well.

My Personal Connection

My interest in Ipomoea stems from a childhood memory of watching morning glories bloom in my grandmother’s garden. The way their delicate flowers unfurled each morning, greeting the sun with their vibrant colors, left a lasting impression on me. Since then, I have been fascinated by the diversity and beauty of this genus. I have grown several Ipomoea species in my own garden, marveling at their growth habits and the intricate details of their flowers.

A Lifelong Journey

The world of Ipomoea is vast and full of wonders waiting to be discovered. I am eager to continue exploring this fascinating genus, learning more about its taxonomy, ecology, and cultural significance. Whether I am admiring the vibrant hues of a morning glory or savoring the sweet taste of a roasted sweet potato, Ipomoea will always hold a special place in my heart.