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Photo: Benjamin Graves from Sasebo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 ↗
Photo: Benjamin Graves from Sasebo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 ↗
| Scientific name | Ipomoea alba |
|---|---|
| Genus | Ipomoea |
| Origin | Tropical Americas |
| Family | Convolvulaceae |
| Region | Global |
Ipomoea alba, known in English as white tropical morning glory, evening glory, moonflower or moonvine, is a species of night-blooming morning glory, native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from Argentina to northern Mexico, Arizona, Florida and the West Indies. Though formerly classified as genus Calonyction, species aculeatum, it is now properly assigned to genus Ipomoea, subgenus Quamoclit, section Calonyction.
