Genus Ipomoea L.

subgenus Eriospermum

section Eriospermum

series Batatas


Summary
Genus number:
18766
Last updated:
19 January 2005
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Ipomoeeae
Accession count:

1894 (798  active, 162  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Gao, M. et al. 2011. Wx intron variations support an allohexaploid origin of the sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]. Euphytica 177:111-133. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
  2. Huang, J. C. & M. Sun. 2000. Genetic diversity and relationships of sweetpotato and its wild relatives in Ipomoea series Batatas (Convolvulaceae) as revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and restriction analysis of chloroplast DNA. Theor. Appl. Genet. 100:1050-1060.
  3. Jarrett, R. L. et al. 1992. Phylogenetic relationships of the sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 117:633-637.
  4. Khoury, C. K. et al. 2015. Distributions, ex situ conservation priorities, and genetic resource potential of crop wild relatives of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., I. series Batatas]. Front. Plant Sci. 6:251. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00251.
  5. Srisuwan, S. et al. 2006. The origin and evolution of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) and its wild relatives through the cytogenetic approaches. Pl. Sci. (Elsevier) 171:424-433.
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/taxonomygenus?id=18766&type=series. Accessed 15 April 2026.