Morning glories & sweet potato
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba L.
Names
| English | Moonflower |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Maanbloem |
| Spanish | Amole |
| Chinese | 月光花 |
| Scientific name | Ipomoea alba L. |
About this species
Ipomoea alba, known in English as white tropical morning glory, evening glory, moonflower or moonvine, is a species of night-blooming morning glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from Argentina to northern Mexico, Arizona, Florida and the West Indies. Though formerly classified as genus Calonyction, species aculeatum, it is now properly assigned to genus Ipomoea, subgenus Quamoclit, section Calonyction.
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Ipomoea alba, llamada comúnmente nicna de Nueva Andalucía o quiebracajete, es una especie del género Ipomoea de hábito trepador, nativa del Nuevo Mundo; desde el norte de Argentina al norte de México y Florida y naturalizada en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales.
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月光花（学名：Ipomoea alba），又名嫦娥奔月（云南）、天茄儿、天茄子、夜颜（日本）、夕颜（日本），是旋花科番薯属植物，原产于新大陆热带及温带地区，包括南美洲全境、中美洲、墨西哥和美国佛罗里达州，分布于全热带、热带美洲以及中国大陆的广西、陕西、江西、浙江、云南、广东、四川、江苏等地，野外多有生长，目前已由人工广泛栽培。月光花的白色花朵形似满月，大而美丽，且在夜间开放，故得名。月光花生长很迅速，因此可作为引人注目的篱垣布景。
种加词alba意为“白色的”，也是根据其花色而命名。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus | Ipomoea |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini4
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
