Ipomoea

Ipomoea
Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
L. 1753
Species

More than 600, see list

Synonyms
List
    • Acmostemon Pilg.
    • Adamboe Raf.
    • Amphione Raf.
    • Apopleumon Raf.
    • Batatas Choisy
    • Bombycospermum J.Presl
    • Bonanox Raf.
    • Calboa Cav.
    • Calonyction Choisy
    • Calycanthemum Klotzsch
    • Cleiemera Raf.
    • Cleiostoma Raf.
    • Clitocyamos St.-Lag.
    • Coiladena Raf.
    • Convolvuloides Moench
    • Decaloba Raf.
    • Diatrema Raf.
    • Diatremis Raf.
    • Dimerodiscus Gagnep.
    • Doxema Raf.
    • Elythrostamna Bojer ex Desjardins
    • Euryloma Raf.
    • Exallosis Raf.
    • Exocroa Raf.
    • Exogonium Choisy
    • Fraxima Raf.
    • Gynoisa Raf.
    • Isypus Raf.
    • Kolofonia Raf.
    • Lariospermum Raf.
    • Latrienda Raf.
    • Legendrea Webb & Berthel.
    • Leptocallis G.Don
    • Macrostemma Pers.
    • Marcellia Mart. ex Choisy
    • Melascus Raf.
    • Milhania Neck.
    • Mina Cerv.
    • Modesta Raf.
    • Morenoa La Llave
    • Navipomoea (Roberty) Roberty
    • Neorthosis Raf.
    • Nil Medik.
    • Ornithosperma Raf.
    • Parasitipomoea Hayata
    • Pentacrostigma K.Afzel.
    • Pharbitis Choisy
    • Plesiagopus Raf.
    • Quamoclit Mill.
    • Quamoclita Raf.
    • Quamoclitia Raf.
    • Saccia Naudin
    • Stomadena Raf.
    • Tereietra Raf.
    • Tirtalia Raf.
    • Tremasperma Raf.
    • Turbina Raf.

Ipomoea (/ˌɪpəˈmiː.ə, -oʊ-/) is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species. It is a large and diverse group, with common names including morning glory, water convolvulus or water spinach, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc. The genus occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants, lianas, shrubs, and small trees; most of the species are twining climbing plants.

Their most widespread common name is morning glory, but some species in related genera bear that same common name and some Ipomoea species are known by different common names. Those formerly separated in Calonyction (Greek καλός kalós "good" and νύξ, νυκτός núx, nuktós, "night") are called moonflowers. The name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός (íps, ipós), meaning "woodworm", and ὅμοιος (hómoios), meaning "resembling". It refers to their twining habit.

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