Taxon: Ipomoea cordatotriloba Dennst. var. cordatotriloba

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See other conspecific taxa:

• Ipomoea cordatotriloba (5 accessions)
• Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. australis (no accessions)
• Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. torreyana (no accessions)

Economic importance:

• Gene sources: tertiary genetic relative of sweet-potato   (based on results of arrested embryo development Euphytica 16:73. 1967)
  

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Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas

References:

• Abel,W. E. & D. F. Austin. 1981. Introgressive hybridization between Ipomoea trichocarpa and Ipomoea lacunosa (Convolvulaceae). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 108:231–239. [as Ipomoea trichocarpa Elliott].
• Austin, D. F. 1988. Nomenclatural changes in the Ipomoea batatas complex (Convolvulaceae). Taxon 37:185.
• Lebot, V. 2010. Chapter 3. Sweet Potato. In: Bradshaw, J. E., ed., Handbook of Plant Breeding. Root and Tuber Crops. 7. 104. [as "Ipomoea Trichocarpa" Elliott, a diploid species].
• Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. [as Ipomoea trichocarpa Elliott].
• Wedderburn, M. M. 1967. A study of hybridisation involving the sweet potato and related species. Euphytica 16:69–75. [as Ipomoea trichocarpa Elliott].

Synonyms:

• (≡) Ipomoea trichocarpa Elliott
  (previously associated with 10 accessions)

Check other web resources for Ipomoea cordatotriloba Dennst. var. cordatotriloba:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden

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• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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