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Ipomoea alba
(Convolvulaceae)

 
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Species description or overview

Ipomoea alba information from PIER
Information on Ipomoea alba as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ipomoea alba
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea alba is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Ipomoea alba information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea alba--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Ipomoea alba information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Ipomoea alba, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Ipomoea alba
Nomenclatural information about Ipomoea alba is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Ipomoea alba (Convolvulaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ipomoea alba as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Images

Images of Ipomoea alba (Convolvulaceae) (moon flower)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ipomoea alba (Convolvulaceae) (moon flower) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Ipomoea alba information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea alba in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Ipomoea alba images from PIER
Images of Ipomoea alba provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Ipomoea alba information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea alba in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Ipomoea alba information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ipomoea alba--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.


Where to see this species

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.

Kaena Point natural area reserve ecosystem restoration project
The resources of Kaena, and threats to the wildlife, are depicted on this US Fish and Wildlife site.


Books

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.


Full-text articles

Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Illustrated by Bobbi Angell. 483 pages.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.


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