Ipomoea muricata

Ipomoea muricata, also called lavender moonvine, is a climbing vine in the genus Ipomoea, the same genus that contains the various morning glory species and sweet potato. It is native to Central America, but now distributed widely across the tropics and subtropics.

Ipomoea muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species:
I. muricata
Binomial name
Ipomoea muricata
(L.) Jacq., Pl. Hort. Schoenbr.(1798)
Synonyms
  • Homotypic Synonyms
    • Bonanox muricata (L.) Raf.
    • Calonyction muricatum (L.) G.Don
    • Calonyction speciosum var. muricatum (L.) Choisy
    • Convolvulus muricatus L.
    • Convolvulus smilacifolius Salisb.
    • Ipomoea turbinata Lag.
    • Leptocallis quinata G.Don

    Heterotypic Synonyms

    • Calonyction longiflorum Hassk.
    • Calonyction pseudomuricatum (Bernh. ex Link) G.Don
    • Convolvulus colubrinus Blanco, Fl. Filip.
    • Convolvulus petiolaris Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt
    • Ipomoea bona-nox var. purpurascens Ker Gawl.
    • Ipomoea calderonii Standl.
    • Ipomoea kirkiana Britten
    • Ipomoea petiolaris (Kunth) G.Don
    • Ipomoea pseudomuricata Bernh. ex Link
    • Ipomoea shirensis Baker
    • Ipomoea spinulosa Brandegee
    • Ipomoea tubiflora Hook.f.
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