Ipomoea batatas

Ipomoea batatas.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Ipomoea batatas.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common name

kūmara

Family

Convolvulaceae

Authority

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Violet/Purple, White

Year naturalised

1867

Origin

Probably N. South America

Etymology

ipomoea: Worm-like, referring to coiled flower bud