Taxon:  Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var. apiculata (M. Martens & Galeotti) J. A. McDonald & D. F. Austin



Summary
Genus:
Ipomoea
Subgenus:
Eriospermum
Section:
Eriospermum
Series:
Batatas
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Nomen number:
316361
Place of publication:
Brittonia 42:118.  1990
Verified:
12/17/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (22 active accession[s])
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var. batatas (646 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ipomoea apiculata M. Martens & Galeotti

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Austin, D. F. & Z. Huáman. 1996. A synopsis of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) in the Americas. Taxon 45:3-38.
  2. McDonald, J. A. & D. H. Austin. 1990. Changes and additions in Ipomoea section Batatas (Convolvulaceae). Brittonia 42:119.
  3. Muñoz-Rodríguez, P. et al. 2022. Discovery and characterization of sweetpotato's closest tetraploid relative. New Phytol. DOI: 10.1111/nph.17991.
  4. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  5. Rajapakse, S. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of the sweetpotato in Ipomoea series Batatas (Convolvulaceae) based on nuclear b-amylase gene sequences. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 30:623-632. Note: this study included one USDA accession (PI 518473) of Ipomoea batatas var. apiculata
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llavee.McDonald, J. A. & D. H. Austin. 1990. Changes and additions in Ipomoea section Batatas (Convolvulaceae). Brittonia 42:119.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (e.)]

Reference(s)
  1. McDonald, J. A. & D. H. Austin. 1990. Changes and additions in Ipomoea section Batatas (Convolvulaceae). Brittonia 42:119.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316361. Accessed 12 May 2026.