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Ipomoea ophioides

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Standley & Steyermark

Cultivated

C

Common Names

• Sacha Cumal Huasca (Quichua)
• Camote de la Montana (Castellano)
• Forest Sweet-potato Vine

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• secondary forest.

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Aug
• Sep
• Dec

Fruiting Times

Climbing vine with axillary blue or pink-purple flowers

Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2