Common name
English: Giant potato
Mandarin: 七爪龙 (qi zhao long)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2633)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2537)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Solanales (96)
Family: Convolvulaceae (42)(family description)
Genus: Ipomoea (18)
Epithet: mauritiana Jacq. (1)
Synonyms: Batatas paniculata (L.) Choisy, Convolvulus insignis Spreng., Convolvulus paniculatus L., Convolvulus platensis Spreng., Convolvulus roseus Kunth, Ipomoea ennealoba Beauv., Ipomoea eriosperma P.Beauv., Ipomoea gossipifolia Steud., Ipomoea gossypiifolia Willd., Ipomoea insignis Andr., Ipomoea loureirii J.Presl, Ipomoea paniculata (L.) R.Brown, Ipomoea pentaloba Roem. & Schult., Ipomoea salaziana Cordem., Ipomoea splendens G.Don, Ipomoea supersticiosa Barb.Rodr., Ipomoea tuberosa G.F.W.Mey.
gossypiifolia => cotton leaved
loureirii => in honor of João de Loureiro (1717-1791), Portuguese Jesuit missionary, paleontologist, physician and botanist
mauritiana => refers to ancient Mauritania
paniculata => having panicles or tufts of flowers
roseus => rose or pale red-pink coloured
tuberosa => producing or resembling tubers
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Ipomoea mauritiana at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1187] Ipomoea - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1407] Ipomoea mauritiana - Flora of China @ efloras.org
