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*Ipomoea batatas (Linnaeus) Lamarck. Common name: Sweet Potato. Phenology: (Jan-) May-Oct (-Dec). Habitat: Persistent in fields after cultivation, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Taxonomy Comments: Muñoz-Rodríguez et al. (2022) discuss the origin of Ipomoea batatas as a hexaploid allopolyploid derivative derived from the ancestors of autotetraploid Ipomoea aequatoriensis T. Wells & P. Muñoz (currently an Andean endemic) and diploid Ipomoea trifida (a widespread circum-Caribbean species).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, FNA14, K4, Meso4.2, NcTx, NY, RAB, S, Tx, WH3, WI, Austin & Huáman (1996), Austin (1984), Wood et al (2020b); = n/a — C, Pa, Tat; >< Ipomoea tiliacea (Willd.) Choisy, misapplied; Convolvulus batatas Linnaeus. Basionym: Convolvulus batatas L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Ipomoea batatas - FNA14

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