1.2-Tribe Ipomoeeae + Overview Tribe Ipomoeeae has 10 genera and about 755 species, pantropical. Herbaceous to woody climbers to 30 m or more, or sometimes shrubs or trees or perennial or rarely annual herbs. The leaves are simple or occasionally pinnately or palmately compound, usually cordate at the base. The inflorescence is cymose, and the sepals usually not accrescent. The pollen is characteristically spinulose and pantoporate. The ovary is 2 or 4-celled or rarely (Ipomoea sect. Pharbitis) 3-celled. The fruit is a capsule with 4 (to 6) valves, or indehiscent, or woody or leathery with a slightly fleshy mesocarp. + Genera 1- Genus Argyreia (>100 species). 2- Genus Astripomoea (13 species). 3- Genus Blinkworthia (2 species). 4- Genus Ipomoea (about 600 species). 5- Genus Lepistemon (4 species). 6- Genus Lepistemonopsis (1 species). 7- Genus Paralepistemon (2 species). 8- Genus Rivea (4 species). 9- Genus Stictocardia (15 species). 10- Genus Turbina(13 species).
2.4- Genus Ipomoea L. - Morning glory, Sweet potato + Overview Ipomoea L. ( Morning glory, Sweet potato) is the largest genus in the flowering plantfamilyConvolvulaceae, with about 600species. It is a large and diverse group with common names including morning glory, water convolvulus or kangkung, sweet potato, bindweed, moonflower, etc. The genus occurs throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and comprises annual and perennialherbaceous plants,lianas, shrubs and small trees; most of the species are twining climbing plants. Synonyms Acmostemon Pilg. Batatas Choisy. Bonanox Raf. Calonyction Choisy. Calycantherum Klotzsch. Diatremis Raf. Dimerodisus Gagnep. Exogonium Choisy. Mina Cerv. Parasitipomoea Hayata. Pharbitis Choisy. Quamoclit Mill. Quamoclit Moench. + Species The Genus Ipomoea L. has about 600species. The most important species include: 1- Ipomoea aquaticaForssk. - water spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, "Chinese spinach", "swamp cabbage" 2- Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. - sweet potato, "tuberous morning glory" 3- Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. - giant potato, kiribadu ala, likam (Hawaii) Source: Ipomoea L. - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2.5- Genus Lepistemon Blum. + Overview Lepistemon is a genus in the tribe Ipomoeeae, in the family Convolvulaceae of the order Solanales. + Species The genus Lepistemon comprises 29species described and of these, only 4 accepted. 1- Lepistemon binectariferum (Wall.) Kuntze 2- Lepistemon lobatum Pilg. 3- Lepistemon owariense (P. Beauv.) Hallier f. 4- Lepistemonparviflorum Pilg. Source: Lepistemon- From https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepistemon.