Biology:Ipomoea sagittifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Ipomoea sagittifolia | |||
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Scientific classification | |||
Kingdom: | Plantae | ||
Clade: | Tracheophytes | ||
Clade: | Angiosperms | ||
Clade: | Eudicots | ||
Clade: | Asterids | ||
Order: | Solanales | ||
Family: | Convolvulaceae | ||
Genus: | Ipomoea | ||
Species: | I. sagittifolia
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Binomial name | |||
Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f.
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Synonyms[1] | |||
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Ipomoea sagittifolia is a species of morning glory in the genus Ipomoea.[2][1] It is native to Africa, India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia. It was erroneously reported to occur in Taiwan.[1]
Physiology
Alkaloids
It is used in traditional Indian medicine because its seeds contains the indole alkaloids ipobscurine A, B, and C.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/:269715-1. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ↑ "Species Details : Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm. fil.". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/40e33169fa0e1e0d90f318c2c6667102/synonym/bfb86e85d51e973d96121c0aa46e8af7.
- ↑ C. P. Khare. Indian Medicinal Plants. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 332. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_798. ISBN 978-0-387-70638-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15486733 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea sagittifolia.
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