Ipomoea ochracea
(Lindl.) Sweet
Yellow morning glory
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What to Eat
Edible parts: ?
Caution: The seeds are poisonous.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Angola, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Central America, Chad, Congo DR, Congo R., Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Panama, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, West Africa, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Angola, Australia, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Belize, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Grenada, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Comoros, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, El Salvador, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, St Vincent, Venezuela, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical climbing vine of the Convolvulaceae family (morning glory family).
Names & Synonyms
Convolvulus ochraceus Lindl.Convolvulus ochraceus Vahl ex ChoisyConvolvulus trichocalyx Schumach. & Thonn.Ipomoea afra ChoisyIpomoea conica Didr.Ipomoea curtisii HouseIpomoea kentrocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.Ipomoea ochracea var. curtissii (House) StearnIpomoea ochroleuca Span.Ipomoea ophthalmantha Hallier.f.Ipomoea sudanica Hallier f.Ipomoea trichocalyx (Schumach. & Thonn.) G. DonIsypus ochraceus (Ilndl.) Raf.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
