EPPO Global Database

Ipomoea obscura(IPOOB)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: IPOOB
  • Preferred name: Ipomoea obscura
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Ker Gawler

Notes

Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, Africa (except northwest), Madagascar, Mascarene islands, New Guinea. Introduced in Hispaniola, Australia (Queensland)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Convolvulus obscurus Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
obscure morning glory English
small white morning glory English (US)
xiǎo xīn yè shǔ Chinese
小心叶薯 Chinese
pan bel Hindi
lakshmana Sanskrit
vachagandha Sanskrit