Ipomoea purpurea
A species in the Convolvulaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Species
- Ipomoea purpurea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1787
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ipomoea purpurea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Convolvuloides leucospermaName author: Moench
- Convolvuloides purpureaName author: (L.) Moench
- Convolvulus eriocaulosName author: Willd.
- Convolvulus glanduliferName author: Spreng.
- Convolvulus hirsutulusName author: (J.Jacq.) Colla
- Convolvulus intermediusName author: Roem. & Schult.
- Convolvulus purpureusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Diatrema purpureaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Ipomoea affinisName author: M.Martens & Galeotti
- Ipomoea chanetiiName author: H.Lév.
- Ipomoea glanduliferaName author: Ruiz & Pav.
- Ipomoea hirsutulaName author: J.Jacq.
- Ipomoea hispidaName author: Zuccagni
- Ipomoea intermediaName author: Schult.
- Ipomoea mexicanaName author: A.Gray
- Ipomoea pilosissimaName author: M.Martens & Galeotti
- Ipomoea purpurea f. trilobaName author: Meisn.
- Ipomoea purpurea var. diversifoliaName author: (Lindl.) O'Donell
- Ipomoea purpurea var. purpureaName author: Not supplied
- Ipomoea wattiiName author: C.B.Clarke
- Ipomoea zuccagniiName author: Roem. & Schult.
- Pharbitis diversifoliusName author: Lindl.
- Pharbitis githagineaName author: Hochst. ex Choisy
- Pharbitis hispidaName author: (Zuccagni) Choisy
- Pharbitis nil var. diversifoliaName author: (Lindl.) Choisy
- Pharbitis purpureaName author: Voigt
- Pharbitis purpureaName author: Lunell
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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