Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea mauritiana
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Ipomoea
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Common names
By language (10)
- arz
- ايبومويا موريتانا
- Bangla
- ভুঁইকুমড়া
- Chinese
- 七爪金龙, 七爪龍, 七爪龙, 掌葉牽牛, 五爪薯, 千斤藤, 野商陆, 掌叶牵牛
- ff
- Ɓoore
- Indonesian
- Akar lanar
- Malay
- Akar lanar, Akar kangkung laut, Akar keremek, Akar laus, Keledek hutan, Ubi jari buaya
- Malayalam
- പാൽമുതുക്ക്, മുതക്ക്
- sg
- Ta-ngû
- Sindhi
- جوڀن جڙي
- Sinhala
- කිරිබදු
Synonyms
- Apopleumon bignonioides (Sims) Raf.
- Batatas bignonioides (Sims) G.Don
- Batatas edulis var. platanifolia Choisy
- Batatas insignis (Andrews) G.Don
- Batatas loureiroi G.Don
- Batatas paniculata (L.) Choisy
- Convolvulus bignonioides (Sims) Spreng.
- Convolvulus insignis (Andrews) Spreng.
- Convolvulus paniculatus L.
- Convolvulus roseus Kunth
- Ipomoea baalan Montrouz.
- Ipomoea bignonioides Sims
- Ipomoea camerunensis Taub.
- Ipomoea digitata var. quinquefida Meisn.
- Ipomoea ennealoba P.Beauv.
- Ipomoea eriosperma P.Beauv.
- Ipomoea gossypiifolia Willd.
- Ipomoea insignis Andrews
- Ipomoea loureiroi J.Presl
- Ipomoea paniculata var. heterophylla Kuntze
- Ipomoea paniculatus (L.) R.Br.
- Ipomoea pentaloba Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea quinqueloba Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea salaziana Cordem.
- Ipomoea supersticiosa Barb.Rodr.
- Modesta insignis (Andrews) Raf.
- Modesta paniculata (L.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.