Ipomoea sagittifolia

Ipomoea sagittifolia is a species of morning glory in the genus Ipomoea.[2][1] It is native to Africa, India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. It was erroneously reported to occur in Taiwan.[1]

Ipomoea sagittifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. sagittifolia
Binomial name
Ipomoea sagittifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Ipomoea hastata L.
  • Quamoclit hastata G.Don
  • Quamoclit sagittifolia (Burm.f.) Choisy
  • Batatas abyssinica A.Rich.
  • Convolvulus diversifolius Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Convolvulus incrassatus Wall.
  • Convolvulus javanicus Burm.f.
  • Convolvulus javanicus Spreng.
  • Convolvulus marginatus Desr.
  • Convolvulus sepiarius Wall.
  • Convolvulus stipulaceus Roxb.
  • Convolvulus trianthus Spreng.
  • Convolvulus verrucosus (Blume) D.Dietr.
  • Ipomoea britteniana Rendle
  • Ipomoea diversifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Didr.
  • Ipomoea hellebarda var. sarcopoda Welw. ex Hiern
  • Ipomoea homblei De Wild.
  • Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Manitz
  • Ipomoea marginata f. candida (Naik & Zate) Das Das & Lakshmin.
  • Ipomoea marginata var. stipulacea (Roxb.) M.R.Almeida
  • Ipomoea maxima Anon.
  • Ipomoea maxima f. candida Naik & Zate
  • Ipomoea maxima var. sagittata Verdc.
  • Ipomoea sagittata var. diversifolia Choisy
  • Ipomoea sepiaria J.König ex Roxb.
  • Ipomoea sepiaria var. sagittata Choisy
  • Ipomoea sepiaria var. stipulacea (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke
  • Ipomoea sphaerica Choisy
  • Ipomoea stipulacea (Roxb.) Sweet
  • Ipomoea subtrilobans Miq.
  • Ipomoea verrucosa Blume
  • Merremia hastifolia A.Chev.
  • Tirtalia maxima Raf.
  • Tirtalia striata Raf.

Physiology

Alkaloids

It is used in traditional Indian medicine because its seeds contains the indole alkaloids ipobscurine A, B, and C.[3]

References
  1. "Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. "Species Details : Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm. fil". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. C. P. Khare. Indian Medicinal Plants. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 332. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_798. ISBN 978-0-387-70638-2.


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