Ipomoea alba: 1 definition

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Ipomoea alba L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House, Calonyction aculeatum var. lobatum (H. Hallier) C.Y. Wu, Calonyction album (Linnaeus) House, Calonyction bona-nox (L.) Bojer, Calonyction bona-nox var. lobata H. Hallier, Calonyction bona-nox var. lobatum Hallier f., Calonyction pulcherrimum Parodi, Calonyction speciosum Choisy, Convolvulus aculeatus L., Convolvulus aculeatus var. bona-nox (L.) Spreng., Convolvulus pulcherrimus Vell., Ipomoea aculeata Blume, Ipomoea aculeata (L.) Kuntze, Ipomoea aculeata var. bona-nox (L.) Kuntze, Ipomoea bona-nox L., Ipomoea grandiflora Roxb., Ipomoea noctiflora Griff..

References regarding Ipomoea alba L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1904)
· Taxon (1979)
· Taxon (1980)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)
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