Ipomoea triloba

Botanical Description

Ipomoea triloba is an annual plant with stems that can be 1 - 3 metres long. The stems scramble over the ground or twine into other plants for support[ 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. , 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The leaves are said to be frequently harvested from the wild and used as a vegetable in Benin, west Africa, where they are also said to be sold sometimes in local markets. However, for such a widely spread plant it is surprising that we have seen no other reports of edibility from other areas[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ]. The plant also has minor medicinal uses.