Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea retropilosa (Pittier) D.F.Austin

First published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 337 (1977 publ. 1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to NW. & N. Venezuela. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Austin, D.F. & Huáman, Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3-38.
  • Austin, D.F. (1977 publ. 1978). Realignment of the species placed in Exogonium (Convolvulaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 64: 330-339.
  • Austin, D.F. in Lasser, T. (1982). Convolvulaceae. Flora de Venezuela 8(3): 15-226. Fundación Educación Ambiental.
  • Wood, J.R.I., Muñoz-Rodríguez P., Williams, B.R.M., Scotland, R.W. (2020). A foundation monograph of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the New World. PhytoKeys 143: 1-823.

Kew Bulletin

  • Austin, D. F. & Huáman Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3 – 38.
  • Austin, D. F. & Staples, G. W. (1991). A revision of the Neotropical species of Turbina Raf. (Convolvulaceae). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 118 (3): 265 – 280.
  • Austin, D. F. (1977 [pub. 1978]). Realignment of the species placed in Exogonium (Convolvulaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64: 330 – 339.
  • Austin, D. F. (1982). Convolvulaceae. In: Z. Luces de Febres & J. A. Steyermark (eds), Flora of Venezuela 8: 15 – 226. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
  • Austin, D. F., McDonald, J. A. & Murguía-Sánchez, G. (2012). Convolvulaceae. In: Flora Mesoamericana 4 (2): 318 – 352. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis and The Natural History Museum, London.
  • Bernal, R. Gradstein, S. R. & Celis, M. (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. www.catalogoplantascolombia.unal.edu.co
  • Choisy, J. D. (1845). Convolvulaceae. In: A. P. de Candolle (ed.), Prodromus Systematis Naturalis 9: 323 – 462. Fortin, Masson & Co, Paris.
  • D. F. Austin 1977 [pub. 1978]: 337
  • Dammer, U. (1897). Convolvulaceae. In: I. Urban, Plantae novae americanae imprimis Glaziovianae 1. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23, beibl. 57: 36 – 42.
  • Grisebach, A. H. R. (1879). Symbolae ad floram argentinam. Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen, Math.- Phys. Kl. 19: 49 Y 278.
  • Hassler, E. (1911). Ex Herbario Hassleriano: Novitates paraguariensis X11. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 145 – 160.
  • Infante-Betancour, J. (2014). Una nueva especie de Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) para Colombia. Caldasia 36(2): 247 – 252.
  • Krapovickas, A. (2009). Novedades en Convolvuláceas argentinas. Bonplandia 18(1): 57 – 64.
  • McDonald, J. A. (1987). Revision of Ipomoea section Exogonium (Choisy) Griseb. (Convolvulaceae). Brenesia 28: 41 – 87.
  • Meisner, C. F. (1869). Convolvulus. In: C. Martius, Flora Brasiliensis 7: 200 – 424. Fleischer, Leipzig.
  • Muñoz, P. et al. (in prep.). Insights into Ipomoea s.l. based on molecular studies.
  • Palisot de Beauvois, A. M. F. J. (1816). Flore d’Oware et de Bénin, Vol. 2, part 15: 45 – 52. Paris.
  • Pittier, H. (1931). Botanical notes on and descriptions of new and old species of Venezuelan plants. – IV Berberis in Venezuela, new species of Oxalis, Exogonium and others. J. Wash. Acad Sci 21(7): 134 – 143.
  • Schumacher, C. F. & Thonning, J. (1827). Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter. Copenhagen.
  • Wood, J. R. I., Carine, M. A., Harris, D., Wilkin, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R. W. (2015). Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in Bolivia. Kew Bull. 70(31): 1 – 124. doi:10.1007/512225-015-9592-7.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Austin, D.F. & Huáman, Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3-38.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0