Ipomoea trifida

Ipomoea trifida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. trifida
Binomial name
Ipomoea trifida
Synonyms
  • Convolvulus trifidus (Kunth) G. Don[1]
  • Convolvulus hepaticifolius (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.)
  • Ipomoea confertiflora (Standl.)
  • Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. torreyana (Gray) D.F. Austin

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.[2] 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.[3][4] The roots of this plant are thin and inedible, while the flowers tend to be purple.

References

  1. ^ "Ipomoea trifida". 2014 Annual Checklist. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ipomoea trifida". www.itis.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. ^ Zimmer, Carl (2018-04-12). "All by Itself, the Humble Sweet Potato Colonized the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  4. ^ Fox, Alex (2018-04-12). "Sweet potato migrated to Polynesia thousands of years before people did". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-04488-4. Retrieved 2019-07-11.


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