Ipomoea triloba

Ipomoea triloba, Culebra, Puerto Rico

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: Ipomoea triloba

Name

Ipomoea triloba L., Sp. Pl. 1: 161. 1753.

Typus: JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: pl. 97(1). 1707). Lectotypified by D. F. Austin, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 105: 127. 1978.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Convolvulus trilobus (L.) Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 564 (1792).
  • Convolvulus subquinquelobus Wood in A.Rees, Cycl. 9: 38 (1808), nom. superfl.
  • Batatas triloba (L.) Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 8: 127 (1837).
  • Quamoclit triloba (L.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 259 (1837).
  • Amphione lobata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 79 (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Ipomoea triloba var. genuina Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 277 (1869), not validly publ.

• Heterotypic
  • Ipomoea eustachiana Jacq., Observ. Bot. 2: 12, t. 36 (1767).
  • Ipomoea parviflora Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 34 (1794).
  • Convolvulus sloanei Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 593 (1824).
  • Convolvulus ipomoea Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 72 (1829).
  • Ipomoea mariannensis Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 468 (1833 publ. 1834).
  • Convolvulus dentatus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 89 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Quamoclit eustachiana (Jacq.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 259 (1837).
  • Ipomoea blancoi Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 389 (1845).
  • Ipomoea hirta M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(9): 264 (1845).
  • Ipomoea galapagensis Andersson, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 213 (1855).
  • Ipomoea triloba var. eustachiana (Jacq.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 470 (1862).
  • Ipomoea triloba var. quinquefolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 466 (1891).
  • Ipomoea triloba var. quinqueloba Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 466 (1891).
  • Convolvulus heterophyllus Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic.: 36 (1893), nom. illeg.
  • Convolvulus mariannensis (Choisy) Gaudich. ex Saff., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 247 (1905).
  • Ipomoea setifera var. orbicularis Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 687 (1905).
  • Ipomoea krugii Urb., Symb. Antill. 5: 472 (1908).
  • Ipomoea webbii Cout., Cat. Herb. Gorg. Univ. Olisip.: 304 (1914).

Homonyms

• Ipomoea triloba Anon. = Ipomoea grandifolia (Dammer) O'Donell
• Ipomoea triloba Thunb. = Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Mexico (Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas) Continental: Southern America Honduras, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Guadeloupe, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia), Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Tobago, Trinidad, Belize, Colombia (Choc, Crdoba, Magdalena, Meta, Valle), Ecuador, Peru, Galapagos, N-Brazil (Amazonas), NE-Brazil (Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahia), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul), SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), S-Brazil (Parana, Santa Catarina), Revillagigedos Isl. (Isla Socorro), Clipperton Isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ipomoea triloba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Ipomoea triloba. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ipomoea triloba. Published online. Accessed: November 16 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ipomoea triloba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ipomoea triloba.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ipomoea triloba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-01-01.

Vernacular names

English: Littlebell

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