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Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.: Aniseia martinicensis var. nitens (Choisy) O’Donell; Batatas edulis (Thunb.) Choisy; Batatas edulis var. porphyrorhiza (Grieseb.) Ram. Goyena; Batatas wallii C. Morren; Convolvulus apiculata M. Martens & Galeotti; Convolvulus attenuatus M. Martens & Galeotti; Convolvulus batatas L.; Convolvulus candicans Sol. ex Sims; Convolvulus denticulatus Lam.; Convolvulus edulis Thunb.; Convolvulus esculentus Salisb.; Convolvulus herbaceus Sessé & Moc.; Convolvulus tuberosus Vell.; Convolvulus variabilis Schltdl. & Cham.; Convolvulus varius Vell.; Ipomoea apiculata M. Martens & Galeotti; Ipomoea batatas fo. trifida Moldenke; Ipomoea batatas var. edulis (Thunb.) Makino; Ipomoea batatas var. lobata Gagnep. & Courchet; Ipomoea confertifolia Standl.; Ipomoea davidsoniae Standl.; Ipomoea denticulata (Lam.) Choisy; Ipomoea edulis (Thunb.) Makino; Ipomoea fastigata (Roxb.) Sweet; Ipomoea indica var. variabilis (Schltdl. & Cham.) L.O. Williams; Ipomoea mucronata Schery; Ipomoea purpusii House; Ipomoea setifera Poir.; Ipomoea triloba L.; Ipomoea variabilis (Schltdk. & Cham.) Choisy; Ipomoea vulsa House; Ipomoea wallii (C. Morren) Hemsl.
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Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Bussmann, R.W., Romero, C. (2020). Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Ipomoea pauciflora M. Martens & Galeotti Convolvulaceae. In: Paniagua-Zambrana, N., Bussmann, R. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Andes. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28933-1_149
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