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This list of sweet potato cultivars provides some information about varieties and cultivars of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The sweet potato was first domesticated in the Americas more than 5,000 years ago. [1] As of 2013, there are approximately 7,000 sweet potato cultivars.
Ipomoea lindheimeri A.Gray – Lindheimer's morning glory; Ipomoea lindmanii Urb. Ipomoea lineolata Urb. Ipomoea linosepala Hallier f. Ipomoea littoralis Blume – white-flowered beach morning glory; Ipomoea livescens (Schltdl. ex Kunze) Meisn. Ipomoea lobata (Cerv.) Thell. – fire vine, Spanish flag; Ipomoea lonchophylla J.M.Black; Ipomoea ...
The genus Ipomoea that contains the sweet potato also includes several garden flowers called morning glories, but that term is not usually extended to I. batatas. Some cultivars of I. batatas are grown as ornamental plants under the name tuberous morning glory, and used in a horticultural context. Sweet potatoes can also be called yams in North ...
Ipomoea transvaalensis Ipomoea setosa Ipomoea muricata Ipomoea orizabensis Ipomoea magnusiana. Ipomoea (/ ˌ ɪ p ə ˈ m iː. ə,-oʊ-/) [3] [4] is the largest genus in the plant family Convolvulaceae, with over 600 species.
Ipomoea nil, a species of morning glory, was first known in China for its medicinal uses, due to the laxative properties of its seeds. Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations used the morning glory species Ipomoea alba to convert the latex from the Castilla elastica tree and also the guayule plant to produce bouncing rubber balls. [2]
Ipomoea alba is a perennial, herbaceous liana growing to a height of 5–30 m (20–100 ft) tall with twining stems. The leaves are entire or three-lobed, 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long, with a stem 5–20 cm (2–8 in) long.
The root known as High John the Conqueror or John the Conqueror root is said to be the root of Ipomoea jalapa, also known as Ipomoea purga, an Ipomoea species related to the morning glory and the sweet potato. The plant is known in some areas as bindweed or jalap root. It has a pleasant, earthy odor, but it is a strong laxative if taken internally.
Ipomoea purga is rather difficult to break down, but if triturated with cream of tartar, sugar of milk, or other hard salts, the process of pulverization is much easier, and the powder rendered much finer. [2] When in powder form in order to ingest, the color is a pale grayish brown. [2]