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Ipomoea purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Ipomoea
Species:	I. purpurea
Binomial name
Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth[1]

Ipomoea purpurea, the Purple, Tall, or Common Morning Glory, is a species in the genus Ipomoea, native to Mexico and Central America. Like all morning glories the plant entwines itself around structures, growing to a height of 2-3 m tall. The leaves are heart-shaped and the stems are covered with brown hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, predominantly blue to purple or white, 3-6 cm diameter. ^[2]

Habitats

The plant is predisposed to moist and rich soil, but can be found growing in a wide array of soil types.^{[3 ]} It is naturalized throughout warm temperate and subtropical regions of the world. Although it is often considered a noxious weed, Ipomoea purpurea is also grown for its beautiful purple and white flowers and has many cultivars. Common cultivars include I. purpurea 'Crimson Rambler' (red-violet blossoms with white throats); 'Grandpa Ott's,' 'Kniola's Black Knight,' and 'Star of Yelta' (blossoms in varying shades of deep purple with white or pale pink throats); and 'Milky Way' (white blossoms with mauve accents).

The triangular seeds have some history of use as a psychedelic; they, like Ipomoea tricolor contain LSA.^{[3 ]} Effects are reported to be somewhat similar to those of LSD.^[4]

Gallery

Light blue I. purpurea	Pink Ipomoea purpurea	Pink Ipomoea purpurea close-up	Ipomoea purpurea in Loganville, Georgia
Pink Ipomoea purpurea	Purple Ipomoea purpurea close-up	Purple Ipomoea purpurea close-up	Scanning electron micrograph of Ipomoea purpurea pollen.

Notes

External links

• Ipomoea purpurea in TopWalks

From Wikispecies

Ipomoea purpurea

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids I
Ordo: Solanales
Familia: Convolvulaceae
Subfamilia: Convolvuloideae
Genus: Ipomoea
Subgenus: I. subg. Ipomoea
Species: Ipomoea purpurea

Name

Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth, 1787

Synonyms

• Convolvuloides leucosperma Moench, 1794
• Convolvuloides purpurea (L.) Moench, 1794
• Convolvulus glandulifer (Ruiz & Pav.) Spreng., 1824
• Convolvulus mutabilis Salisbury, 1796 nom illeg.
• Convolvulus purpureus L., 1762
• Ipomoea affinis M.Martens & Galeotti, 1845
• Ipomoea chanetii H. Léveillé
• Ipomoea discolor Jacq., 1798
• Ipomoea diversifolia Lindley, 1810 nom. illeg.
• Ipomoea glandulifera Ruiz & Pav., 1799
• Ipomoea hirsutula Jacq.f., 1813
• Ipomoea hispida Zuccagni, 1806
• Ipomoea intermedia Schultes, 1809
• Ipomoea mexicana A.Gray, 1878
• Ipomoea pilosissima M.Martens & Galeotti, 1845
• Ipomoea purpurea var. diversifolia (Lindley) O'Donnell, 1953
• Ipomoea purpurea f. triloba Meisner, 1869
• Ipomoea zuccagnii Roem. & Schult., 1819 nom illeg.
• Pharbitis diversifolia Lindley, 1737
• Pharbitis hispida Choisy, 1834
• Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt, 1845

References

• Botanische Abhandlungen und Beobachtungen 27. 1787
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]
• Austin, D. F. (1986) Nomenclature of the Ipomoea nil complex (Convolvulaceae). Taxon 35: 355-358.

Vernacular names

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