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Taxon:
Ipomoea alba
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Quamoclit
Section:
Calonyction
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
20135
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:161. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
04/01/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Calonyction album
(L.) House
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calonyction aculeatum
(L.) House
Convolvulus aculeatus
L.
Convolvulus maximus
L. f.
Ipomoea bona-nox
L.
Ipomoea maxima
(L. f.) Sweet
Ipomoea noctiflora
Griff.
No images
Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Angely, J. A.
1965. Flora analitica do Parana.
Austin, D. F. & Z. Huáman.
1996. A synopsis of
Ipomoea
(Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45:5.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Babu, C. R.
1977. Herbaceous flora of Dehra Dun.
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Cabrera, A. L. & E. M. Zardini.
1978. Manual de la flora de los alrededores de Buenos Aires.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston.
1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Fosberg, F. R. et al.
1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
Gunn, C. R.
1972. Moonflowers,
Ipomoea
section
Calonyction
in temperate North America. Brittonia 24:150-168.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince.
1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
Lejoly, J. & S. Lisowski.
1992. Les genres
Merremia
et
Ipomoea
(Convolvulaceae) dans la flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi). Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 37:64.
León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier).
1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
Li, H. L. et al., eds.
1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
1936-. Flora of Peru
Note:
1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
Matthew, K. M.
1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds.
1932-. Flora of Suriname.
Ross, J.
1972. The flora of Natal.
Saldanha, C. J. & D. H. Nicolson.
1976. Flora of Hassan district.
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins.
1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Note:
=
Calonyction aculeatum
Spellman, D. L. et al.
1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1948-. Flora malesiana.
Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber.
1978. Flora del Avila.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Walker, E.
1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Note:
=
Calonyction aculeatum
Wunderlin, R. P.
1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida
Common names
English
moonflower –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
maanblom –
Reference(s)
German
Mondblüte –
Reference(s)
weiße Prunkwinde –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
yakai-sō –
Reference(s)
yoru-gao –
Reference(s)
Swedish
månvinda –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
yue guang hua –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
widely natzd. in tropics
Native
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Bahamas
,
Cuba
,
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(widely natzd. in tropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weed
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Name
References