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Kai Yan, Joseph Wong   cc-by-nc-sa

Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato) is a species of shrub in the family Convolvulaceae. They are climbers. They are native to Brazil. They have simple, broad leaves and achenes. Flowers are visited by Clemen's sphinx, Large garden bumblebee, Allodape chapini, and Lasioglossum scobe. Individuals can grow to 2 m.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of sweet potato. View this species on GBIF