Characteristics
Dicots
Ipomoea violacea L.
BEACH MOONFLOWER
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Contrary to the confusing epithet, this species has white flowers. The name Ipomoea violacea has frequently been misapplied to the species I. tricolor.
Native FACW (NWPL)
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Classification
SOLANALES
Ipomoea violacea L. - BEACH MOONFLOWER
Citation
IPOMOEA VIOLACEA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 161. 1753.
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Without data, Plumier Pl. XXXIV (lectoype: Bibl. Univ. Groningen). Lectotypified by Manitz, Feddes Repert. 88: 265. 1977.
Species Distribution Map

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

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County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Collier
USF
 
Hillsborough
USF
 
Lee
USF
 
Martin
PIHG
 
Miami-Dade
FTG
 
Monroe Keys
USF
 
Pinellas
USF
 
Sarasota
USF
 
St. Lucie
PIHG
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Calonyction comorense
Calonyction comorense Bojer ex Desjardins, Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. Ile Maurice 7: 35. 1836.
 
 
Calonyction grandiflorum
Calonyction grandiflorum (Jacquin) Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 442. 1834.
BASIONYM: Convolvulus grandiflorus Jacquin 1777.
 
Calonyction jacquinii
Calonyction jacquinii G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 264. 1837, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Convolvulus grandiflorus Jacquin 1777.
 
Calonyction longiflorum
Calonyction longiflorum Hasskarl, Pl. Jav. Rar. 523. 1848, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea macrantha Roemer & Schultes 1819; Ipomoea longiflora R. Brown 1810, non Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow 1809.
 
Calonyction macranthum
Calonyction macranthum (Roemer & Schultes) Lemaire, Hortus Van Houtteanus 1(1): 10. 1845.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea macrantha Roemer & Schultes 1819; Ipomoea longiflora R. Brown 1810, non Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow 1809.
 
Calonyction muticum
Calonyction muticum Decaisne, Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 390. 1834.
 
 
Calonyction speciosum var. laeve
Calonyction speciosum Choisy, var. laeve Choisy, in de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 345. 1845.
BASIONYM: Ipomoea macrantha Roemer & Schultes 1819; Ipomoea longiflora R. Brown 1810, non Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow 1809.
 
Calonyction tuba
Calonyction tuba (Schlechtendal) Colla, Mem. Nuova Sp. Calon. 15. 1840.
BASIONYM: Convolvulus tuba Schlechtendal 1831.
 
Convolvulus catharticus
Convolvulus catharticus Blanco, Fl. Filip. 94. 1837.
 
TYPE: PHILIPPINES:
Convolvulus grandiflorus
Convolvulus grandiflorus Jacquin, Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 39, t. 69. 1777.
 
TYPE: MARTINIQUE: Without data (holotype: Jacquin, Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: t. 69. 1777).
Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Ipomoea violacea - 159
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Ipomoea violacea - 159
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