Ipomoea pandurata
| Ipomoea pandurata | |
|---|---|
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| Ipomoea pandurata in bloom | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. pandurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W.Mey. | |
Ipomoea pandurata, known as man of the earth,[1] wild potato vine, manroot, wild sweet potato, and wild rhubarb,[2] is a species of herbaceous perennial vine native to North America.
The roots when left uncooked have purgative properties.[3]
References
- ↑ USDA Plant Profile
- ↑ J. K. Crellin & A. L. Tommie Bass, A Reference Guide to Medicinal Plants (Duke University Press, 1989), p. 305.
- ↑ Peterson, Lee, A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America, p. 20, Houghton Mifflin Company, New York City, accessed 22 November 2010. ISBN 0-395-20445-3
External links
Media related to Ipomoea pandurata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ipomoea pandurata at Wikispecies
- Ipomoea pandurata at Connecticut Botanical Society
- Ipomoea pandurata at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Ipomoea pandurata at USDA PLANTS Database
- "Ipomoea pandurata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved November 14, 2007.