Ipomoea cairica
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 cairica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1826
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ipomoea cairica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
34 synonyms in this snapshot
- Batatas cavanillesiiName author: (Schult.) G.Don
- Batatas pulchellaName author: (Roth) Bojer
- Batatas senegalensisName author: (Lam.) G.Don
- Convolvulus bellusName author: Spreng.
- Convolvulus cairicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Convolvulus cavanillesiiName author: Spreng.
- Convolvulus limphaticusName author: Vell.
- Convolvulus lupulifoliaName author: Griff.
- Convolvulus quinquelobusName author: Vahl
- Convolvulus tuberculatusName author: Desr.
- Convolvulus vittatusName author: Zipp. ex Span.
- Exocroa egyptiacaName author: Raf.
- Ipomoea bouvetiiName author: Duchass. & Walp.
- Ipomoea buaralapName author: Montrouz.
- Ipomoea caerica var. obtusataName author: Hoehne
- Ipomoea caerica var. unifloraName author: Hoehne
- Ipomoea cairica var. semine-glabraName author: Bhandari
- Ipomoea cavanillesiiName author: Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea digitifoliaName author: Sweet
- Ipomoea frutescensName author: Hort.Par. ex Choisy
- Ipomoea funariaName author: Larrañaga
- Ipomoea jacquiniiName author: Regel
- Ipomoea palmataName author: Forssk.
- Ipomoea pentaphyllaName author: Cav.
- Ipomoea rosea var. pluripartitaName author: Hassl.
- Ipomoea senegalensisName author: Lam.
- Ipomoea stipulaceaName author: Jacq.
- Ipomoea stipulacea f. plurifloraName author: Meisn.
- Ipomoea stipulacea f. unifloraName author: Meisn.
- Ipomoea stipulataName author: Jacq.
- Ipomoea tuberculataName author: (Desr.) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea tuberculata var. abbreviataName author: Choisy
- Ipomoea tuberculosaName author: Desf.
- Ipomoea vesiculosaName author: P.Beauv.
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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