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Threefork morning glory
Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Morning glories & sweet potato

Threefork morning glory

Ipomoea trifida (Kunth) G.Don

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishThreefork morning glory
Dutch—
SpanishTrompetilla rosa
Chinese大星牵牛
Scientific nameIpomoea trifida (Kunth) G.Don

About this species

Ipomoea trifida, the threefork morning glory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native to the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America. I. trifida is known for being the closest living wild relative to I. batatas, or the common sweet potato, and is believed to have split from this relative at least 800,000 years ago. The roots of this plant are thin and inedible, while the flowers tend to be purple.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusIpomoea

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
2018First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie1

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

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