637 Species in 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. Plant FAQs: Ipomoea Alba
  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. Plant FAQs: Ipomoea Hederacea
  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 Plant FAQs: Ipomoea Nil
  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. Plant FAQs: Ipomoea Triloba – Three-Lobed Morning Glory
  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.

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