Common name
English: Giant potato
Mandarin: 七爪龙 (qi zhao long)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Solanales (93)
Family: Convolvulaceae (41)(family description)
Genus: Ipomoea (18)
Epithet: mauritiana Jacq. (1)
Synonym: Batatas paniculata (L.) Choisy
mauritiana => refers to ancient Mauritania
paniculata => having panicles or tufts of flowers
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