Ipomoea mauritiana
Summary 5
Ipomoea mauritiana, the giant potato, is a type of morning glory plant. Like the sweet potato, it belongs to the Ipomoea genus. It grows as a robust vine. It has a huge tuber - at times >30 to 40 cm.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Michelle Bartsch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/maigraith242/2519816198/
- (c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ricky Taylor
- (c) magdastlucia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by magdastlucia
- (c) Marco Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Marco Schmidt
- Adapted by Ricky Taylor from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_mauritiana
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
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