Characteristics
Dicots
Ipomoea batatas (L.)Lam.
SWEETPOTATO
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Not Native
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Classification
Citation
IPOMOEA BATATAS (Linnaeus) Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 1: 465. 1793.
Convolvulus batatas Linnaeus 1753.
Without data, Herb. Linnaeus 77.5 (lectotype: S). Lectotypified by Biju, Taxon 51: 755. 2002.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Brevard
USF
Calhoun
FSU
Flagler
PIHG
Gilchrist
USF
Miami-Dade
USF
Monroe Keys
FLAS
Palm Beach
USF
Synonyms
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Type
Batatas edulis
Batatas edulis Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 435. 1834.
BASIONYM: Convolvulus batatas Linnaeus 1753.
Batatas edulis var. erythrorrhiza
Batatas edulis Choisy, var. erythrorrhiza Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 383. 1845.
Batatas edulis var. leucorrhiza
Batatas edulis Choisy, var. leucorrhiza Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 383. 1845.
Batatas edulis var. porphyrorhiza
Batatas edulis Choisy, var. porphyrorhiza (Grisebach) Ramírez Goyena, Fl. Nicarag. 2: 649. 1911.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea batatas (Linnaeus) Lamarck, var. porphyrorhiza Grisebach 1862.
Batatas edulis var. xanthorhiza
Batatas edulis Choisy, var. xanthorhiza Choisy, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 338. 1845.
Batatas wallii
Batatas wallii Morren, Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 285, t. 74. 1846.
TYPE: GUATEMALA:
Convolvulus attenuatus
Convolvulus attenuatus M. Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(2): 261. 1845.
TYPE: MEXICO: Oaxaca: Talea, NE of Oaxaca, Oct, Galeotti 1399 (holotype: BR; isotypes: G, MEXU, P).
Convolvulus batata
Convolvulus batata Vellozo, Fl. Flumin. 73. 1829 ("1825"), non Convolvulus batatas Linnaeus 1753.
TYPE: BRAZIL:
Convolvulus batatas
Convolvulus batatas Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 154. 1753.
TYPE: Without data, Herb. Linnaeus 77.5 (lectotype: S). Lectotypified by Biju, Taxon 51: 755. 2002.
Convolvulus chrysorrhizus
Convolvulus chrysorrhizus Solander ex G. Forster, Pl. Esc. 55. 1786.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Brevard, Central Abaco Distr., Champaign, City of Freeport Distr., George Town Distr., Gilchrist, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2008
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