Convolvulaceae FAMILY

Ipomoea bracteata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Climber

Growth—

A plant of subtropical to tropical areas where it is found at elevations from near sea level to over 1,500 metres.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ipomoea+bracteata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.