Ipomoea mauritiana explained
Ipomoea mauritiana is a type of morning glory plant. Like the sweet potato, it belongs to the genus Ipomoea. It grows as a vine.
Its origins are uncertain, but it has been recorded in West Africa, including in Gambia[1] and the riparian forests of Benin,[2] as well as Australia's Northern Territory. It is naturalised in many parts of the world, including Taiwan.[3]
Specimens have been collected or observations taken in Australia, Belize, Benin, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, DRC, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Micronesia, Federated States of Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo and Venezuela.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: C. Emms . L.K. Barnett . Gambian Biodiversity: A Provisional Checklist of all Species Recorded within The Gambia, West Africa Part Three: Fungi and Plants. University of Warwick. 115. January 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20071023214335/http://www.darwingambia.gm/Checklist3.pdf. 23 October 2007.
- Web site: Armand Kuyema Natta. Ecological assessment of riparian forests in Benin: Phytodiversity, phytosociology, and spatial distribution of tree species (thesis). Wageningen University. 201. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114120852/http://library.wur.nl/wda/dissertations/dis3493.pdf. 14 January 2009.
- Web site: Flora of Taiwan. National Taiwan University. image. 366. https://web.archive.org/web/20070311171228/http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/udth/bin/fotpic.exe?PicID=4-0366. 11 March 2007.
- http://www.asia.gbif.net/portal/ecat_browser.jsp?taxonKey=550474
