Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
campanilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
oceanblue morningglory	Other	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Entire plant, Root + leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 72 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ipomoea congesta R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 485 (1810).
Pharbitis indica (Burm.) Hagiw. Bot. & Zool. 6: 1238 (1938).
Convolvulus acuminatus Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 26 (1794).
Convolvulus africanus Nicolson bis Ess. Hist. Nat. S. Domingue: 260 (1776), orth. var.
Convolvulus amoenus (Blume) D.Dietr. Syn. Plant. 1: 670 (1839).
Convolvulus bogotensis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Enum. Pl.: 203 (1809).
Convolvulus bogotensis f. albiflorus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 212 (1898).
Convolvulus bogotensis f. lilacinus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 212 (1898).
Convolvulus congestus (R.Br.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 601 (1824).
Convolvulus cynanchifolius Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 301 (1819).
Convolvulus indicus Burm. Auctuarium: 2 verso (1755).
Convolvulus mollis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 104 (1819), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus mutabilis (Lindl.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 593 (1824), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus portoricensis Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 595 (1824).
Convolvulus pudibundus Lindl. Bot. Reg. 12: t. 999 (1826).
Convolvulus roseus Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: 18 (1768).
Convolvulus ruizii Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 594 (1824).
Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 228 (1819).
Ipomoea acuminata f. albiflora (B.C.Stone) E.Walker J. Jap. Bot. 47: 9 (1972).
Ipomoea acuminata var. burckii Boerl. Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 511 (1899).
Ipomoea amoena Blume Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 718 (1826).
Ipomoea bogotensis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Sweet Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 272 (1830).
Ipomoea cataractae Endl. Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 53 (1833).
Ipomoea cathartica Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 633 (1816).
Ipomoea cathartica var. angustiloba Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 225 (1869).
Ipomoea congesta f. albiflora (B.C.Stone) E.Walker & Tawada J. Jap. Bot. 46: 69 (1971).
Ipomoea congesta var. brevipedunculata Hochr. Candollea 5: 185 (1934).
Ipomoea fastigiata Chapm. Fl. South. U.S.: 344 (1860), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea halierca I.M.Johnst. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 85 (1931).
Ipomoea indica var. acuminata (Vahl) Fosberg Bot. Not. 129: 38 (1976).
Ipomoea indica f. alba H.St.John in J.R.Wichman & H.St.John, Chron. & Fl. Niihau: 125 (1990).
Ipomoea indica f. albiflora B.C.Stone Micronesica 2: 139 (1967).
Ipomoea insularis (Choisy) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 817 (1840).
Ipomoea involucrata F.Dietr. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 394 (1845), not validly publ.
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. glabrata Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 474 (1862).
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. glabrata Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 226 (1869), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. intermedia Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 226 (1869).
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. sericea Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 226 (1869).
Ipomoea jamaicensis f. triloba Arechav. Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 7: 194 (1910).
Ipomoea kiuninsularis Masam. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 28: 116 (1938).
Ipomoea learii Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 6: t. 267 (1839).
Ipomoea lilacina Schrank Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 31 (1822).
Ipomoea livescens (Schltdl. ex Kunze) Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 224 (1869).
Ipomoea medians (Choisy) Cordem. Fl. Réunion: 473 (1895).
Ipomoea mollis G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 275 (1837).
Ipomoea mutabilis Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1: t. 39 (1815).
Ipomoea officinalis Poit. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 342 (1845), pro syn.
Ipomoea portoricensis (Spreng.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 278 (1837).
Ipomoea pudibunda (Lindl.) Sweet Hort. Brit.: 489 (1827).
Ipomoea punctata Macfad. Bot. Misc. 2: 116 (1831), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea schrankii Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 819 (1840), nom. superfl.
Ipomoea vahliana House Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 18: 204 (1908).
Modesta mutabilis (Lindl.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 76 (1838).
Parasitipomoea formosana Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 33 (1916).
Pharbitis acuminata (Vahl) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 342 (1845).
Pharbitis acuminata var. congesta Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 343 (1845).
Pharbitis bogotensis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 341 (1845).
Pharbitis calycosa A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 128 (1850).
Pharbitis cathartica (Poir.) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 342 (1845).
Pharbitis cathartica f. alba Moldenke Amer. Midl. Naturalist 32: 572 (1945).
Pharbitis congesta (R.Br.) H.Hara Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 166 (1948).
Pharbitis grandiflora Beurl. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1854: 139 (1856).
Pharbitis heterosepala Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 134 (1845).
Pharbitis hispida var. imberbis Beurl. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 40: 138 (1854 publ. 1856).
Pharbitis insularis Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 439 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 57]
Pharbitis learii (Paxton) Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: t. 56 (1841).
Pharbitis livescens Schltdl. ex Kunze Linnaea 20: 32 (1847).
Pharbitis medians Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 343 (1845).
Pharbitis mollis (G.Don) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 342 (1845).
Pharbitis mutabilis (Lindl.) Bojer Hortus Maurit.: 227 (1837).
Pharbitis rosea (Mill.) Britten J. Bot. 47: 46 (1909), nom. illeg.
Pharbitis rosea Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 342 (1845).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ipomoea congesta	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea congesta Brown	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ipomoea congesta R. Br.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ipomoea congesta R.Br.	Fijian Med. Pl. (Cambie & Ash, 1994) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999)
Ipomoea indica	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ipomoea indica (Burm. f.) Merr	Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998)
Ipomoea indica (Burm. f.) Merr.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Medicinal Pl. in S Pacific (WHO, 1998) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.)Merr.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Pharbitis indica	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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