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Convolvulaceae

Subfamily Convolvuloideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Sweet potato, Kumara
  • Family: Convolvulaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Central America and the Pacific Islands
  • Habitat:

  • Description: [faan sue, fan sheu, sat suma-imo, Louisiana Yam]
    [Vietnamese: khoai lang]

    One of the more important root crops that yields sweet potatoes. Can also be used to cover fences and banks.

  • Culture: USDA 9-12
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500817
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1306 - NEO:Mesoamerica C
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-29-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Solanales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Convolvulaceae
  • SubFamily: Convolvuloideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:
References:

Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997

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