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Forest Morning Glory
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Morning glories & sweet potato

Forest Morning Glory

Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.

Names

EnglishForest Morning Glory
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese七爪金龙
Scientific nameIpomoea mauritiana Jacq.

About this species

Ipomoea mauritiana is a type of morning glory plant. Like the sweet potato, it belongs to the genus Ipomoea. It grows as a vine.

Its origins are uncertain, but it has been recorded in West Africa, including in Gambia and the riparian forests of Benin, as well as Australia's Northern Territory. It is naturalised in many parts of the world, including Taiwan.

Specimens have been collected or observations taken in Australia, Belize, Benin, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, DRC, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusIpomoea

In Suriname

11Records in Suriname
1853First record
2003Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini7

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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