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Taxon:  Ipomoea alba L.



Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Quamoclit
Section:
Calonyction
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
20135
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:161. 1753
Verified:
04/01/1987 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
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Calonyction album (L.) House

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House
Convolvulus aculeatus L.
Convolvulus maximus L. f.
Ipomoea bona-nox L.
Ipomoea maxima (L. f.) Sweet
Ipomoea noctiflora Griff.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
moonflower –
Afrikaans
maanblom –
German
Mondblüte –
weiße Prunkwinde –
Japanese Rōmaji
yakai-sō –
yoru-gao –
Swedish
månvinda –
Transcribed Chinese
yue guang hua –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    widely natzd. in tropics
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
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=20135. Accessed 14 May 2025.