Ipomoea batatas, (L.) Lam.
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5. I. batatas (L.) Lam. View in CoL , Tab. Encycl. Méth. Bot. 1: 465 (1793).
Lamina 4-14 cm, broadly ovate, entire to deeply 3- to 5(7)-lobed,
truncate to cordate. Inflorescences 1 - to several-flowered; sepals 7-12 mm, oblong to ovate-oblong, glabrous to hairy; corolla 30-50 mm, white, or violet to purple. Cultivated for its edible tubers (sweet potatoes') in parts of S. Europe. [Az Gr Hs Lu.] (Tropical America.)
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Ipomoea batatas
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1972 |