Characteristics
Dicots
Ipomoea alba L.
MOONFLOWERS; TROPICAL WHITE MORNING-GLORY
**
**
Native FAC (NWPL)
**
Classification
SOLANALES
Ipomoea alba L. - MOONFLOWERS; TROPICAL WHITE MORNING-GLORY
Citation
IPOMOEA ALBA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 161. 1753.
**
INDIA: Kerala: Without data (lectotype: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: t. 50. 1692). Lectotypified by C. R. Gunn, Brittonia 24: 151. 1972.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Legend

County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Brevard
USF
 
Broward
USF
 
Charlotte
USF
 
Collier
USF
 
DeSoto
USF
 
Duval
GA-Lit
 
Glades
USF
 
Hardee
USF
 
Hendry
FLAS
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Bonanox indica
Bonanox indica Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 77. 1838 ("1836"), nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea alba Linnaeus 1753.
 
Bonanox riparia
Bonanox riparia Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 77. 1838 ("1836").
 
TYPE: "Antilles and Florida",
Calonyction aculeatum
Calonyction aculeatum (Linnaeus) House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 590. 1904.
BASIONYM: Convolvulus aculeatus Linnaeus 1753.
 
Calonyction aculeatum forma apopetalum
Calonyction aculeatum (Linnaeus) House, forma apopetalum Allard, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 35: 33. 1945.
 
TYPE: VIRGINIA: Arlington Co.: Cult. at Allard's Garden, s.d., Allard 11108 (holotype: US; isotype: K).
Calonyction aculeatum var. lobatum
Calonyction aculeatum (Linnaeus) House, var. lobatum (Hallier f.) C. Y. Wu, Rep. Yunnan Subtrop. Fl. Res. Inst. 1: 114. 1965.
BASIONYM: Calonyction bona-nox Bojer, var. lobatum Hallier f. 1897.
 
Calonyction album
Calonyction album (Linnaeus) House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 591. 1904.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea alba Linnaeus 1753.
 
Calonyction bona-nox
Calonyction bona-nox Bojer, Hortus Maurit. 227. 1837, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea bona-nox Linnaeus 1762, nom. illegit.; Ipomoea alba Linnaeus 1753.
 
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. calvum
Calonyction bona-nox Bojer, subvar. calvum Hallier f., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037. 1897.
 
 
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. glabrum
Calonyction bona-nox Bojer, subvar. glabrum Hallier f., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1037. 1897.
 
 
Calonyction bona-nox subvar. hirsutum
Calonyction bona-nox Bojer, subvar. hirsutum Hallier f., Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 1038. 1897.
 
 
Specimens and Distribution

Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.

Counties listed: Brevard, Broward, Bánica Mun., Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Martin, Martin and Palm Beach Co's, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach, Paraíso Mun., Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie, Volusia

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1929 - 2016

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
Dominican Republic
Barahona Prov.
Paraíso Mun.
16 Feb 1982
T. A. Zanoni
Panama
Darién Prov.
 
1967
N. Bristan
USA
Florida
 
10 Apr 1948
C. T. Reed
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
17 May 1973
A.G. Shuey
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
21 Mar 2002
567
S. M. Kennedy
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
13 Jan 2003
2118
J. E. Tear
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
23 Dec 2002
2114
J. E. Tear
USA
Florida
Brevard Co.
20 Aug 2014
P. A. Schmalzer
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
19 Apr 1966
29687
O. K. Lakela
USA
Florida
Broward Co.
20 Nov 1977
107
C. G. Willett
Plant Photos
Ipomoea alba - 10
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Ipomoea alba - 10
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Ipomoea alba - 10
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Ipomoea alba - 10
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Ipomoea alba - 10
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Ipomoea alba - 25
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Ipomoea alba - 127
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Ipomoea alba - 137
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Ipomoea alba - 139
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Ipomoea alba - 159
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Ipomoea alba - 159
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Ipomoea alba - 159
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Ipomoea alba - 159
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Ipomoea alba - 159
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Ipomoea alba - 159
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Ipomoea alba - 258
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Ipomoea alba - 283
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