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Convolvulaceae

Morningglory

Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br.

Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea

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Morningglory: Convolvulaceae (convolvulus, bindweed, or morning glory family) » Ipomoea eriocarpa ip-oh-MEE-uh or ip-oh-MAY-uh -- meaning, worm-like; referring to coiled flow
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Bambara
Wulunintulo
Bangla
ঘোড়াকলমি
Chinese
毛果薯, 毛果薯藤
English
Morningglory
Hausa
Yin ɓururu
Vietnamese
Bìm lông

Synonyms

  • Convolvulus curtana Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Convolvulus eriocarpus Spreng.
  • Convolvulus hispidus Vahl
  • Convolvulus rampania Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Convolvulus sessiliflorus (Roth) Spreng.
  • Convolvulus sphaerocephalus Roxb.
  • Ipomoea carsonii Baker
  • Ipomoea conferta G.Don
  • Ipomoea horsfieldiana Miq.
  • Ipomoea kourankoensis A.Chev.
  • Ipomoea leptocaulos Hallier f.
  • Ipomoea ligulata Bojer
  • Ipomoea morsoni Baker
  • Ipomoea rogeri Choisy
  • Ipomoea sessiliflora Roth
  • Ipomoea sphaerocephala (Roxb.) D.Don
  • Ipomoea trematosperma Hochst. ex Choisy
  • Jacquemontia thomensis Henriq.

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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.