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Ipomoea violacea

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Ipomoea violacea is a perennial species of morning glory, family Convolvulaceae, found throughout the world's tropics with the exception of Europe. Commonly called beach moonflower or sea moonflower for its white flowers that open at night, it belongs to subgenus Eriospermum, section Erpipomoea, and unlike the related species Ipomoea tricolor it does not contain ergoline alkaloids. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 2

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 3

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Marine 1

Scientific Name

Ipomoea violacea 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 4

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Source Wikidata: Ipomoea violacea

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Sources

1. Ipomoea violacea (Wikipedia)

System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
Commonly called beach moonflower or sea moonflower for its white flowers that open at night, it belongs to subgenus Eriospermum, section Erpipomoea, and unlike the related species Ipomoea tricolor it does not contain ergoline alkaloids.
Wikidata Q135689 (P225 taxon name)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 408571
Ipomoea violacea is a perennial species of Ipomoea that occurs throughout the world with the exception of the European continent.

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2. NatureServe Explorer: Ipomoea violacea

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

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"roundedGRank": "G5"

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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Solanales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12408

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"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Ipomoea violacea

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2928516, category field

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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Ipomoea violacea

Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata P171View the Source

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