Convolvulaceae
Ginger-leaf morning-glory
Ipomoea asarifolia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- ايبومويا اساريفوليا
- Chinese
- 細辛葉牽牛, 细辛叶牵牛
- English
- Ginger-leaf morning-glory
- Hausa
- Duman rafi
- Portuguese
- Salsa-brava
- Thai
- ผักบุ้งขัน
Synonyms
- Amphione asarifolia (Desr.) Raf.
- Convolvulus asarifolius Desr.
- Convolvulus beladambu Spreng.
- Convolvulus rugosus Rottler
- Convolvulus urbicus Salzm. ex Choisy
- Ipomoea beladamboe Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea crassifolia Cav.
- Ipomoea flagelliformis (Roxb.) Steud.
- Ipomoea grisebachii Prain
- Ipomoea latifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Ipomoea nymphaeifolia Griseb.
- Ipomoea pes-caprae var. heterosepala Chodat & Hassl.
- Ipomoea repens Lam.
- Ipomoea rugosa (Rottler) Choisy
- Ipomoea urbica Choisy
- Ipomoea urbica var. muricata Choisy
- Ipomoea vogelii Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Letícia Gondim Lambert Moreira, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.