Convolvulaceae

143 species

Climbing plants and herbs; includes sweet potato, morning glories, and bindweeds.

Aniseia martinicensis

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Argyreia elliptica

Oval leaved silverweed

Argyreia nervosa

Elephant creeper, Woolly morning-glory

Edible: Leaves, Caution, Pods, Seeds, Vegetable

Argyreia pilosa

Argyreia pomacea

Argyreia populifolia

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Argyreia strigosa

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Calycobolus africanus

Edible: Vegetable, Leaves

Calystegia davurica

Edible: Leaves, Root

Calystegia hederacea

Japanese False Bindweed

Edible: Leaves, Root, Flowers

Calystegia pellita - (Ledeb.)G.Don.

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Calystegia pubescens

Edible: Leaves, Vine tip, Stem, Roots

Calystegia sepium

White Bindweed, Large Bindweed, Hedge Bindweed

Edible: Leaves, Root, Stalks, Flowers, Caution

Calystegia soldanella

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Calystegia subvolubilis

Edible: Leaves, Root

Camonea umbellata

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Convolvulus althaeoides

Edible: Flowers

Convolvulus angustissimus

Convolvulus arvensis

Field bindweed, Australian bindweed

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Shoots, Seeds, Flowers - nectar, Caution

Convolvulus assyricus

Convolvulus betonicifolius

Convolvulus betonicifolius subsp. peduncularis

Convolvulus cantabrica

Convolvulus erubescens

Blushing bindweed, Australian Bindweed, Pink Bindweed, Tarook

Edible: Leaves, Root

Convolvulus farinosus

Edible: Roots, Vegetable

Convolvulus galaticus

Convolvulus glomeratus

Convolvulus japonicus

Rose glorybind, Japanese bindweed

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Root

Convolvulus lineatus

Convolvulus pilosellifolius

Morning glory, Bindweed

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - flavouring

Convolvulus prostratus

Convolvulus sagittatus

Wild morning glory

Convolvulus scammonia

Convolvulus scoparius

Canary convolvulus

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Convolvulus sp.

Convolvulus trabutianus

Rosinwood, Cressa

Cuscuta australis

Cuscuta californica

California Dodder

Cuscuta chinensis

Edible: Leaves, Stem, Plant - tea

Cuscuta japonica

Japanese dodder

Edible: Leaves, Shoot

Cuscuta megalocarpa

Bigfruit dodder

Cuscuta palaestina

Cuscuta reflexa

Edible: Leaves, Plant

Cuscuta umbellata

Flatglobe Dodder

Dichondra micrantha

Edible: Leaves - tea

Dichondra microcalyx

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Dicranostyles sp. TVA 2630

Dinetus racemosus

Edible: Leaves, Fruit stalks

Dipteropeltis poranoides

Distimake dissectus

Edible: Seeds - flavouring, Tuber, Root

Distimake tuberosus

Spanish woodbine

Edible: Roots, Tubers

Duperreya commixta

Edible: Plants, Leaves

Erycibe borneensis

Erycibe paniculata

Erycibe wightiana

Evolvulus alsinoides

Slender dwarf morning glory

Edible: Leaves, Medicine

Evolvulus nummularius

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Root

Exogonium bracteatum

Hewittia malabarica

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Hildebrandtia africana

Ipomoea adenioides

Edible: Root, Tubers

Moonflower, Tropical white morning-glory

Edible: Leaves, Seed

Ipomoea albivenia

Wooden rose creeper, Climbing kapok

Edible: Tubers, Root

Ipomoea aquatica

Kangkong, Swamp Morning Glory

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Ipomoea argentaurata

Edible: Vegetable

Ipomoea asarifolia

Ginger-leaf morning glory

Edible: Leaves, Caution

Ipomoea batatas - (L.)Poir.

Sweet Potato, Black Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

Edible: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Ipomoea batatilla

Edible: Tubers, Root

Ipomoea bolusiana

Narrow-leaved pink ipomoea

Edible: Root, Tuber

Ipomoea bracteata

Edible: Roots, Tubers

Ipomoea cf. congesta

Thua tum huu, Morning glory

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Ipomoea chrysochaetia

Edible: Tuber, Root

Ipomoea consimilis

Edible: Root, Tuber

Ipomoea conzattii

Ipomoea coscinosperma

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems

Ipomoea crassipes

Leafy-flowered ipomoea

Edible: Root, Tuber

Ipomoea dichroa

Ipomoea donaldsonii

Edible: Roots, Tuber, Gum - sugar, Stems

Ipomoea dumetorum

Ipomoea fistulosa

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Ipomoea hederifolia

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Roots

Ipomoea hildebrandtii

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Ipomoea holubii

Edible: Leaves - tea, Leaves

Ipomoea leptophylla

Bush Moon Flower

Ipomoea macrorhiza

Ipomoea magnusiana var. eenii

Ipomoea marmorata

Edible: Root, Tuber

Ivy morning glory, Japanese morning glory

Edible: Fruit, Caution, Medicine, Leaves

Ipomoea oblongata

Edible: Roots, Tubers, Caution

Ipomoea obscura

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Root, Tuber

Ipomoea ochracea

Yellow morning glory

Ipomoea oenotheroides

Edible: Roots, Tubers

Ipomoea pandurata - (L.)G.Mey.

Wild Potato Vine, Man of the earth

Ipomoea papilio

Ipomoea pes-tigridis

Tiger-foot morning glory

Ipomoea pileata

Grassland ipomoea

Edible: Tubers, Root

Ipomoea plebeia

Ipomoea plebeia subsp. africana

Ipomoea pubescens

Edible: Leaves ?

Ipomoea purpurea

Common morning glory, Tall morning glory

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Caution, Vegetable

Ipomoea quamoclit

Cypress vine, Indian pink

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Ipomoea rumphii

Edible: Leaves, Medicine

Ipomoea seducta

Ipomoea simplex

Wanderer's food

Ipomoea sinensis

Purple-throat Ipomoea

Edible: Leaves, Root

Ipomoea sinensis subsp. blepharosepala

Ipomoea spathulata

Ipomoea sultani

Edible: Root, Tuber

Ipomoea tiliacea

Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root

Ipomoea transvaalensis

Transvall orange seeded morning glory

Edible: Tuber, Root

Ipomoea turbinata

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Fruit stalks, Vegetable, Leaves

Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicensis

Oval leaf clustervine

Edible: Leaves - tea

Lepistemon owariense

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Maripa axilliflora

Maripa nicaraguensis

Maripa panamensis

Maripa scandens

Merremia aegyptia

Hairy merremia, Hairy woodrose

Edible: Seeds - coffee

Merremia gangetica

Merremia hederacea

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Merremia kentrocaulos

Rough-stemmed morning glory

Merremia palmata

Edible: Leaves, Roots

Merremia quinquefolia

Merremia tridentata

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Merremia tuberosa

Edible: Tuber, Seeds - coffee

Merremia verecunda

Merremia vitifolia

Edible: Fruit, Roots

Porana paniculata

Porana volubilis

Horse-tail creeper

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Caution

Rivea corymbosa

Ololiuqui, Aguinaldo blanco

Edible: Flowers - honey, Caution

Rivea hypocrateriformis

Midnapore creeper, Clove scented creeper

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Rivea ornata var. griffithii

Stictocardia tiliifolia

Turbina racemosa

Edible: Tuber, Root