Ipomoea batatas
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 batatas
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1793
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ipomoea batatas. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Batatas batatasName author: (L.) H.Karst.
- Batatas edulis var. porphyrorhizaName author: (Griseb.) Ram.Goyena
- Convolvulus apiculataName author: M.Martens & Galeotti
- Convolvulus batatasName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Convolvulus campestrisName author: Vell.
- Convolvulus esculentusName author: Salisb.
- Ipomoea batatas var. edulisName author: (Thunb.) Makino
- Ipomoea batatas var. lobataName author: Gagnep. & Courchet
- Ipomoea chrysorrhizaName author: Hook.f.
- Ipomoea edulisName author: (Thunb.) Makino
- Ipomoea walliiName author: Hemsl.
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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