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Taxon:  Ipomoea tricolor Cav.



Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Quamoclit
Section:
Tricolor
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
20231
Place of publication:
Icon. 3:5, t. 208. 1795
Verified:
08/28/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ipomoea rubrocaerulea Hook.
Invalid Designation(s)
Ipomoea violacea auct.
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Reference(s)
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  3. Babu, C. R. 1977. Herbaceous flora of Dehra Dun.
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  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  12. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  13. Lejoly, J. & S. Lisowski. 1992. Les genres Merremia et Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) dans la flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi). Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 37:109.
  14. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba Note: = Ipomoea violacea
  15. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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  23. Standley, P. C. 1937-1939. Flora of Costa Rica.
  24. Staples, G. W. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. English common names
  25. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  26. Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Flora del Avila.
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Common names
English
flying-saucers –
heavenly-blue morning-glory –
morning-glory –
pearly-gates –
French
ipomée –
liane douce –
German
himmelblaue Prunkwinde –
Swedish
blomman för dagen –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    widely natzd. in tropics
6Other    origin neotropics, probably Mexico
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd. in tropics)
Other (origin neotropics, probably Mexico)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Socialhallucinogen Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20231. Accessed 9 May 2025.