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Taxon:  Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Eriospermum
Section:
Erpipomoea
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
70385
Place of publication:
J. H. Tuckey, Narr. exped. Zaire (App. 5) 477. 1818
Comment:
New World collections are subsp. brasiliense (L.) van Oost.
Verified:
04/15/1987 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
Basionym
Convolvulus pes-caprae L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ipomoea biloba Forssk.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
bay hops –
bay winders –
beach morning-glory –
goat's-foot –
goat's-foot-convolvulus –
railroadvine –
seaside yam –
French
patate bord de mer –
patate marron –
German
Ziegenfuß-Prunkwinde –
Portuguese
batata-de-mar –
Spanish
bejuco de playa –
Spanish (Cuba)
boniata de playa –
Spanish (Domincan Republic)
batatilla –
Swedish
getfotsipomea –
Transcribed Chinese
hou teng –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaCape Province 
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaZaire  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaChristmas Island  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaNew Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAsia-TropicalNorth Indian OceanCocos (Keeling) Islands  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaCoral Sea Islands 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaLord Howe Island 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaNorfolk Island  
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaAntigua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBahamas  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (British)  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (U.S.)  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCayman Islands  
6Other    exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Cape Province]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Congo, Zaire
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Yemen
  • CHINA: China [Zhejiang, Fujian, Hainan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: New Guinea, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
  • NORTH INDIAN OCEAN: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Coral Sea Islands, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia], Norfolk Island
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Santa Catarina]
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Antigua and Barbuda [Antigua], Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai]
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Niue
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cayman Islands
Other (exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Environmental
Medicines
folklore (fide F ChinaEng; D. F. Austin, pers. comm. 1996) –


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