Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea abutiloides (Kunth) G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 4: 273 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America. It is a scrambling shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Wood, J.R.I., Carine, M.A., Harris, D., Wilkin, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R.W. (2015). Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in Bolivia. Kew Bulletin 70(31): 1-124.
  • 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.
  • Wood, J.R.I., de Arrua, R.D. & Scotland, R.W. (2017). Rojasiana 16: 9-23.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Austin, D. F. (1982). Flora of Ecuador 15: 3-99. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm. [Cited as Turbina abutiloides.]
  • Austin, D.F. & Huáman, Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3-38. [Cited as Turbina abutiloides.]
  • Austin, D.F. & Staples, G.W. (1991). A revision of the neotropical species of Turbina Raf. (Convolvulaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 118: 265-280. New York Botanical Garden. [Cited as Turbina abutiloides.]
  • Austin, D.F. (1975). Convolvulaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 62: 157-224. [Cited as Turbina abutiloides.]
  • Austin, D.F. in Lasser, T. (1982). Convolvulaceae. Flora de Venezuela 8(3): 15-226. Fundación Educación Ambiental. [Cited as Turbina abutiloides.]

Kew Bulletin

  • 1838: 273.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Austin, D.F. & Staples, G.W. (1991). A revision of the neotropical species of Turbina Raf. (Convolvulaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 118: 265-280. New York Botanical Garden.
  • Bianchini, R.S., Ferreira, P.P.A. in Forzza, R.C. et al. (2010). Convolvulaceae. Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
  • Wood, J.R.I., Carine, M.A., Harris, D., Wilkin, P., Williams, B. & Scotland, R.W. (2015). Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in Bolivia. Kew Bulletin 70(31): 1-124.
  • 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.
  • Wood, J.R.I., de Arrua, R.D. & Scotland, R.W. (2017). Rojasiana 16: 9-23.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • 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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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

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