| Ipomoea muricata |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Solanales |
| Family: |
Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: |
Ipomoea |
| Species: |
I. muricata |
| Binomial name |
Ipomoea muricata
(L.) Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr.(1798) |
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| Synonyms |
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Homotypic Synonyms
- Bonanox muricata (L.) Raf.
- Calonyction muricatum (L.) G.Don
- Calonyction speciosum var. muricatum (L.) Choisy
- Convolvulus muricatus L.
- Convolvulus smilacifolius Salisb.
- Ipomoea turbinata Lag.
- Leptocallis quinata G.Don
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Calonyction longiflorum Hassk.
- Calonyction pseudomuricatum (Bernh. ex Link) G.Don
- Convolvulus colubrinus Blanco, Fl. Filip.
- Convolvulus petiolaris Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt
- Ipomoea bona-nox var. purpurascens Ker Gawl.
- Ipomoea calderonii Standl.
- Ipomoea kirkiana Britten
- Ipomoea petiolaris (Kunth) G.Don
- Ipomoea pseudomuricata Bernh. ex Link
- Ipomoea shirensis Baker
- Ipomoea spinulosa Brandegee
- Ipomoea tubiflora Hook.f.
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Ipomoea muricata, also called lavender moonvine, is a climbing vine in the genus Ipomoea, the same genus that contains the various morning glory species and sweet potato. It is native to Central America, but now distributed widely across the tropics and subtropics.