Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth

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Synonyms: Convolvulus nil L.
Pharbitis nil Choisy
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Description: For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Worldwide distribution: Native in tropocal and subtropical America; introduced as an ornamental plant and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.
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Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 86 - 87.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 50. (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 36.

Mwanga Mwanga, I.J.-C., Sosef, M.S.M. & Simoes, A.R.G., (2022). Convolvulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 202 - 203.

Other sources of information about Ipomoea nil:

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Flora of Botswana: Ipomoea nil
Flora of the DRC: Ipomoea nil
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Ipomoea nil
Flora of Zambia: Ipomoea nil
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Ipomoea nil
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ipomoea nil
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ipomoea nil

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ipomoea nil
African Plant Database: Ipomoea nil
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ipomoea nil
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ipomoea nil
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ipomoea nil
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ipomoea nil
JSTOR Plant Science: Ipomoea nil
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ipomoea nil
Plants of the World Online: Ipomoea nil
Tropicos: Ipomoea nil
Wikipedia: Ipomoea nil


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Botswana: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Ipomoea nil.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=147850, retrieved 8 May 2026

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