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Convolvulaceae

Jalap

Ipomoea purga Hayne

Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea

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Common names

By language (17)
Arabic
أثمان مسهل
arz
اثمان مسهل
Bulgarian
Ялапа
Czech
Povijnice počistivá, Jatalpa počistivá
English
Jalap
Esperanto
Jalapo
Estonian
Jalap-lehtertapp
Georgian
Იალაპა
German
Jalape
Irish
Sealap
Italian
Gialappa
Polish
Wilec przeczyszczający, Exogonium purga, Jalapa meksykańska
Russian
Ялапа
Slovak
Jatalpa preháňavá
Spanish
Campanilla, Campanúla, Chupamiel, Jalapa, Mechoacán
Swedish
Jalap
Turkish
Calapa

Synonyms

  • Batatas purga (Wender.) Peterm.
  • Convolvulus officinalis G.Pelletan
  • Convolvulus schiedeanus (Zucc.) D.Dietr.
  • Ipomoea schiedeana Zucc.

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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.