Ipomoea asarifolia (Desr.) Roem. & Schult. (Syst. Veg. 4: 251. 1819.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Martinique, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), ], North America (exotic (Mexico)), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: Bejuco buniatillo (Cuba), Boniato de playa (Cuba),
Synonyms: Convolvulus asarifolius Desr. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 562. 1792.), Ipomoea nymphaeifolia Griseb. (Cat. Pl. Cub. 203. 1866),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Grisebach, A.H.R. 1866. Catalogus Plantarum Cubensium. Lipsiae. 301 pp. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 5). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 6). USDA, ARS. 2008. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl?language=en 7). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu.
Last edited 12 Jul 07