About lavender moonvine
Ipomoea muricata, also called lavender moonvine, is a climbing vine in the genus Ipomoea, the same genus that contains the various morning glory species and sweet potato. It is native to Central America, but now distributed widely across the tropics and subtropics.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea muricata
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- लहरे साग Lahare sag
- Tamil
- Mookuthi avarai, Kattutalai, Mookkatthi-kkai
- Marathi
- भिंगरी Bhingari, बारीक भोवरी Barik Bhovari
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
lavender moonvine belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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