Accession Data
Ipomoea batatas
Common Name: Sweet Potato
Family: Convolvulaceae
Country of Origin: believed to originate near Veracruz, Mexico
Description: [faan sue, fan sheu, sat suma-imo, Louisiana Yam]
[Vietnamese: khoai lang]
One of the more important root crops that yields sweet potatoes. Can also be used to cover fences and banks.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 9a-11
Accession #: 198500817
Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00
Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:38
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1319
Quantity: 2
Source: Unknown
Culture:
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: euasterid I
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
SubFamily: Convolvuloideae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Flowering Data:
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References
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, 04 April, 2019.
- ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Thursday, 04 April, 2019.
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