Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea

Ipomoea incarnata (Vahl) Choisy

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 360 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Caribbean to S. Tropical America. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Austin, D. F. (1982). Flora of Ecuador 15: 3-99. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Austin, D.F. & Huáman, Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3-38.
  • Austin, D.F. in Lasser, T. (1982). Convolvulaceae. Flora de Venezuela 8(3): 15-226. Fundación Educación Ambiental.
  • Austin, D.F. in Steyermark, J., Berry, P.E., Holts, B.K. (eds). (1998). Convolvulaceae. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana 4: 377-424. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • 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.
  • McPherson, G. [w/ D.F. Austin] in Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Convolvulaceae. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 365-374. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • 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.

Kew Bulletin

  • Vahl Choisy 1845: 359

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. (1982). Flora of Ecuador 15: 3-99. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Austin, D.F. & Huáman, Z. (1996). A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45: 3-38.
  • 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.

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.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 10, 2012 Souza, V.C.; Sano, P.T.; Roque, N.; Harley, R.; Sakuragui, C.M. [5297] Brazil K000944745 Yes
Oct 19, 2012 Lemos, J.R.; Matias, P. [235] Brazil K000944747 Yes
Oct 16, 2012 Harley, R.M. [22021] Brazil K000944739 Yes
Oct 10, 2012 Guedes, M.L.; Stannard, B.; Saar, E.; Passos, L. [5285] Brazil K000944744 Yes
Oct 10, 2012 Lemos, J.R.; Matias, P. [240] Brazil K000944746 Yes
Oct 10, 2012 Pinto, G.C.P.; Silva, S.B. [178/83] Brazil K000944743 Yes
Aug 2, 2011 Fonseca, W.N. [370] Brazil K000944748 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A.; Prado, J. [27124] Brazil K000944750 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N.; Simão, R.; Fothergill, J.M. [25845] Brazil K000944749 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Furlan, A.; Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R.; Menezes, N.L. [CFCR372] Brazil K000944741 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Spruce, R. [6500] K000395031 Yes
Nov 1, 1852 Ule, E. [7261] Brazil K000944740 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6263] Brazil K000944751 Yes
Furlan, A.; Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R.; Menezes, N.L. [CFCR372] Brazil K000944742 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [21571] Brazil K000944737 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6574] Brazil K000944738 Yes
Darwin, C. [s.n.] Ecuador Ipomoea linearifolia K000612875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Darwin, C. [s.n.] Ecuador Ipomoea linearifolia K000612876 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, H.H. [2109] Colombia Ipomoea hilarifolia K000612877 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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/
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    • 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

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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