Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Ipomoea carnea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves are slightly purgative and considered to be toxic to livestock[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Ipomoea carnea is a shrub growing 1 - 3 metres tall, with an erect or ascending habit when growing in open positions; in shady positions it is more likely to adopt a climbing habit with twining stems up to 5 metres long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a livestock-excluding hedge[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to northern Mexico

HabitatAlong rivers and canals, sometimes on beaches; at elevations from sea-level up to 1,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].