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Ipomoea alba

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Ipomoea alba, commonly called moonflower or moonvine, is a night-blooming morning glory in the family Convolvulaceae, native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas from Argentina north through Mexico, Arizona, Florida and the West Indies. It is a perennial herbaceous liana that climbs 5 to 30 meters, with entire or three-lobed leaves 5 to 15 centimeters long. Its fragrant white or pink flowers, 8 to 14 centimeters across, open rapidly at dusk and stay open through the night until touched by morning moisture. The nearly spherical yellowish-brown to black seeds are buoyant and can float for extended periods, but all parts of the plant, including leaves, flowers and seeds, are toxic to humans and animals. 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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Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G4 Apparently Secure 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 6

Scientific Name

Ipomoea alba 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

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Source Ipomoea alba (Wikidata)

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Central African Republic

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Sources

1. Ipomoea alba (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 405129
Ipomoea alba, known in English as white tropical morning glory, evening glory, moonflower or moonvine, is a species of night-blooming morning glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from Argentina to northern Mexico, Arizona, Florida and the West Indies.
Infobox: status
LC

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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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3. Plants For A Future: Ipomoea alba plant record

Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses

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The whole herb is used in treating snakebite[266].

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4. Ipomoea alba (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q133294 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Ipomoea alba

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G4"

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

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

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12408

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

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