Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) G.Don

First published in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 372 (1830)
This name is a synonym of Ipomoea alba

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Khan, M.S. (1985). Fl. Bangladesh Convolvulaceae. Flora of Bangladesh 30: 1-59. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka. [Cited as Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) Don.]
  • Verdcourt, B. (1961). Notes from the East African Herbarium: XII. Notes on African Convolvulaceae: V. Kew Bulletin 15: 1-18. [Cited as Ipomoea alba.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Ooststroom, S.J. van (1972). Malesian CNV Addenda, corrigenda & emendanda III. Flora Malesiana 6: 936-941. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta. [Cited as Ipomoea maxima.]
  • Verdcourt, B. (1958). Notes on African Convolvulaceae (part 3). Kew Bulletin 13: 199-217. [Cited as Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) Sweet.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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