Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker-Gawl.

English: Obscure Morning Glory

Mandarin: 小心叶薯 (xiao xin ye shu)

Kingdom: Plantae (2595)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)

      Order: Solanales (94)

        Family: Convolvulaceae (41)(family description)

          Genus: Ipomoea (17)

            Epithet: obscura (L.) Ker-Gawl. (1)

obscura => dark, black or indistinct

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: white

Check for Ipomoea obscura at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1187] Ipomoea - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
• [1319] Ipomoea obscura - Flora of China @ efloras.org
• [1448] Ipomoea obscura - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)