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Taxon:
Ipomoea purga
(Wender.) Hayne
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Quamoclit
Section:
Exogonium
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
20213
Place of publication:
Getreue Darstell. Gew. 12: t. 33, 34. 1833
Verified:
04/14/1987
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
Basionym
Convolvulus purga
Wender.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Exogonium purga
(Wender.) Benth.
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Note:
mentions
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Austin, D. F. & Z. Huáman.
1996. A synopsis of
Ipomoea
(Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45:10.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds.
1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
Linajes, A. et al.
1994. Traditional production system of the root of jalapa,
Ipomoea purga
(Convolvulaceae), in central Veracruz, Mexico. Econ. Bot. 48:84-89.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Standley, P. C.
1937-1939. Flora of Costa Rica.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Note:
mentions
Vibrans, H., ed.
Malezas de México (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/convolvulaceae/ipomoea-purga/fichas/pagina1.htm
Williams, L. O.
1970. Jalap or Veracruz jalap and its allies. Econ. Bot. 24:399-401.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Common names
English
jalap –
Reference(s)
Veracruz jalap –
Reference(s)
German
Herbst-Prunkwinde –
Reference(s)
Jalape –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
jalapa –
Reference(s)
Spanish
jalapa –
Reference(s)
Swedish
jalap –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere in neotropics
Native
Northern America
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere in neotropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
source of jalap
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Medicines
source of jalap
Linajes, A. et al.
1994. Traditional production system of the root of jalapa,
Ipomoea purga
(Convolvulaceae), in central Veracruz, Mexico. Econ. Bot. 48:84-89.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Medicines
source of jalap
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
source of jalap
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References