Convolvulaceae

Sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea

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Common names

By language (159)

Afrikaans: Patats
agq: Ndɔŋ, Tɨndɔŋ
Akan: Atomo
Albanian: Patatja e ëmbël
Amharic: ስኳር ድንች
ami: Konga
ang: Swētu eorþperu
Arabic: بطاطا حلوة, البطاطا الحلوة, الدَّمْدَامة, الفندال, القلقاس الهندي, الهندال, بطاطا حلوه, بطاطس حلوة
Armenian: Բաթաթ
arz: بطاطا
Asturian: Pataquera duce, Batata
Aymara: Apichu
azb: قرامافونچیچک باتات
Azerbaijani: Batat
ban: Séla
Bangla: মিষ্টি আলু
Basque: Batata, Ipomea batata
Belarusian: Батат
bik: Kamoteng kamang
bjn: Gumbili lancar
bo: ཞོག་མངར།
Bosnian: Batat
Breton: Patatez dous
Bulgarian: Сладък картоф, Батат, Батати
Burmese: ကန်စွန်းဥ
Cantonese: 番薯, 蕃薯
Catalan: Moniato, Batata, Boniato, Camote
cdo: Huăng-sṳ̀
Cebuano: Kamote, Gay
Central Kurdish: پەتاتەی شیرین
Chinese: 甘藷, 番薯, 唐薯, 地瓜, 山芋, 山药, 朱薯, 玉枕薯
Croatian: Batat, Slatki krumpir
Czech: Povijnice batátová, Batáty, Povijnice jedlá, Povojník batátový, Sladké brambory
dag: Wulijo
Danish: Sød kartoffel
dtp: Keledek
Dutch: Zoete aardappel, Bataat, Zoete patat
English: Sweet potato, Sweetpotato, Potato
Esperanto: Batato
Estonian: Bataat, Ipomea batatas, Maguskartul, Söödav lehtertapp
Filipino: Kamote, Camote, I batatas, I. batatas, Kamoteng, Matamis na patatas, Patatas na matamis, Sweet potato
Finnish: Bataatti
fj: Kumala
French: Patate douce, Camote, Ipomea batatas, Patates douces
gan: 薯, 番薯
Ganda: Lumonde omuganda, Emizinnyambwa, Lumonde
Georgian: Ბატატი
German: Süsskartoffel, Süßkartoffel, Batate, Bataten, Kūmara, Suesskartoffel, Sweet potato
Greek: Γλυκοπατάτα, Βατάτα
Guarani: Jety
guc: Jaishi
Gujarati: શક્કરીયાં
Haitian Creole: Patat
hak: Fân-sù
Hausa: Dankali
Hawaiian: ʻUala
Hebrew: בטטה, לפופית נאכלת, תפוח אדמה מתוק
Hindi: शकरक़न्द, शकरकंद, शकरकंदी, शकरक़ंद, शकरक़ंदी, शकरक़न्दी, शक्करक़ंदी
hsb: Słódke dulki, Batata
Hungarian: Édesburgonya, Batáta
Icelandic: Sætar kartöflur
Iloko: Kamote
Indonesian: Ubi jalar, Ketela rambat, Ubi rambat
io: Patato
Irish: Práta Spáinneach
Italian: Batata, Patata americana, Patata dolce, Patata raffreddata
Japanese: サツマイモ, かんしょ, さつまいも, さつま芋, シモンイモ, シロサツマ, シロユタカ, 八里半
Javanese: Ketéla rambat, Ketela rambat
Kannada: ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸು
Kazakh: Батат
kcg: A̱nya̱nyiat a̱da̱ngka̱li
kge: Katila
Khmer: ដំឡូងជ្វា
ki: Gwacĩ
Kinyarwanda: Ibijumba
Korean: 고구마, Goguma
kr: Kunduwu
kus: Dankal, Bɔmbige, Dankal vaand
Kyrgyz: Батат
lah: شکرقندی
Lao: ມັນດ້າງ
Latvian: Batāte, Batātes, Saldais kartupelis, Saldie kartupeļi
Lingala: Libɛngɛ́
Lithuanian: Batatas, Batatai, Saldžioji bulvė
Luxembourgish: Séiss Gromper
Macedonian: Сладок компир, Батат
mad: Sabbhrâng longghâ
Maithili: सखरखण्ड
Malagasy: Vomanga, Batata
Malay: Ubi keledek, Keledek, Ubi jalar, Ubi jawa, Ubi ketela, Ubi rambat, Ubi setela, Ubi stela
Malayalam: മധുരക്കിഴങ്ങ്, Sweet potato
Māori: Kūmara
Marathi: रताळे
mcn: Ŋòlda᷆ytà
min: Ubi jala
mnc: ᠯᠠᡵᡥᡡᠨ
nah: Camohtli, Camote
nan: Han-chî, Han-chû
Nepali: सखरखण्ड, सकरखण्ड
nia: Gowi
Northern Sotho: Litapole tše bose
Norwegian Bokmål: Søtpotet, Batate-grønnsak, Kamote, Kumara, Søtpoteter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Søtpotet
nqo: ߥߎߛߋ߲, ߥߎߛߋ, ߥߛߏ
nup: Sweet potato
Odia: କନ୍ଦମୂଳ
os: Батат
pam: Kamuti
Persian: سیبزمینی شیرین, سیب زمینی شیرین
Polish: Wilec ziemniaczany, Natat, Nataty, Patat, Patatyp, Słodki ziemniak
Portuguese: Batata-doce, Batata doce, Batatas-doces, Kunkundukunku
Punjabi: ਸ਼ਕਰਕੰਦ
pwn: Vurasi
Quechua: Kumar, Apichu, Camote, Kamuti
roa: Patana doce
Romanian: Cartof dulce, Batat
Russian: Батат, Ipomea batatas, Бониато, Сладкий картофель
Samoan: Umala
Sanskrit: मिष्टालुकम्
sat: ᱥᱮᱠᱮᱨ ᱠᱮᱱᱫᱟ
sco: Sweet potato
Serbian: Батат
Serbian (Latin): Batat, Jam, Slatki krumpir
sg: Bäboro
shn: မၼ်းလႅင်, မၼ်း, ႁူဝ်မၼ်း, ႁူဝ်မၼ်းလႅင်
Shona: Mbambaira, Mabura, Madima
Sindhi: ناڙو
Sinhala: බතල
Slovak: Povojník batatový, Batata, Batáta, Povojník batátový
Slovenian: Sladki krompir, Batata
smn: Baataat
Somali: Sonkor qadi
Spanish: Aniseia martinicensis var nitens, Aniseia martinicensis var. nitens, Batata, Batata dulce, Boniato, Boniatos, Buniato, Camote
ss: Bhatata
Sundanese: Hui areuy
Swahili: Kiazi kitamu
Swedish: Sötpotatis, Batat, Batater
szy: Tuba'
Tajik: Батат
Tamil: வற்றாளை, சர்க்கரை வள்ளிக் கிழங்கு, சீனிக் கிழங்கு, வத்தாளை கிழங்கு, வத்தாளைக் கிழங்கு
tay: Ngahi
tcy: ಕೆರೆಂಗ್
Telugu: చిలగడదుంప, చిలగడ
Thai: มันเทศ, Sweet potato
Tongan: Kumala
tpi: Kaukau
Turkish: Tatlı patates, Tatlıpatates
ty: ’ūmara
tyv: Батат
Ukrainian: Батат, Солодка картопля
Urdu: شکر قندی
Uyghur: تاتلىقياڭيۇ
Uzbek: Batat
Vietnamese: Khoai lang
Wolof: Pataas
wuu: 山芋
xmf: Ბატატი
Yiddish: זיס־קארטאפל, באַטאַטן, באַטאַטע
za: Maenz

Synonyms

Batatas batatas (L.) H.Karst.
Batatas edulis var. porphyrorhiza (Griseb.) Ram.Goyena
Convolvulus apiculata M.Martens & Galeotti
Convolvulus batatas L.
Convolvulus campestris Vell.
Convolvulus esculentus Salisb.
Ipomoea batatas var. edulis (Thunb.) Makino
Ipomoea batatas var. lobata Gagnep. & Courchet
Ipomoea chrysorrhiza Hook.f.
Ipomoea edulis (Thunb.) Makino
Ipomoea wallii Hemsl.

Flowers

In flower: July to May (from 320 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Olvin Wilfredo Oyuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Earth100, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: winterfamily, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: lachuhorti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Daniel Mesa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: André Fonseca, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.