Accession Data:
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
subg. Eriospermum sect. Eriospermum subsect. Batatas
- Common Name: Sweet potato, Kumara
- Family: Convolvulaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: widespread but believed to originate near Veracruz, Mexico
- Description: [faan sue, fan sheu, sat suma-imo, Louisiana Yam]
[Vietnamese: khoai lang]One of the more important root crops that yields sweet potatoes. Can also be used to cover fences and banks.
- Culture:
- USDA Zone: 9a-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500817
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1319 - NEOA: South Bench W
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 06-07-2019
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Solanales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Convolvulaceae
- SubFamily: Convolvuloideae
- Tribe: Ipomoeeae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- Edible Plants
- Root Vegetables - True Roots
- Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
- Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Gulf
References (external):
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, 04 April, 2019.
- ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Thursday, 04 April, 2019.
data regenerated on Tue, 16 Jul 2019 07:12:12 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Cresseae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Ipomoeeae
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