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Ipomoea batatas

(L.) Lam. (1793)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Ipomoea

‘uala [uala], sweet potato

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Vines.

Stems: Stems erect, procumbent, or occasionally twining, often rooting at the nodes, usually somewhat succulent but sometimes slender and herbaceous, up to 4 m or more long, but often shorter in cultivars, glabrous or pubescent, from a tuberous root.

Roots: Roots tuberous.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades cordate to ovate, 5–10(–15) cm long. Apex acute. Base acute, cordate to truncate, petiolate, subsessile, or sessile. Surfaces glabrous or pubescent with short hairs; blades chartaceous to fleshy. Margins entire or dentate to often deeply (3–)5–7-lobed. Petiolate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary or few in cymes, usually axillary, or apparently absent in some varieties, if present, glabrous or pubescent, pedicels 3–12 mm, bracts scale-like to foliose. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, 5-merous. Calyx of 5 sepals, distinct, imbricate, chartaceous to slightly fleshy, unequal, the outer 2 shorter than inner ones, oblong–lanceolate to oblong, (8–)10– 15 mm long, usually pubescent or merely ciliate, apex acuminate and cuspidate, often somewhat enlarging in fruit but not markedly accrescent, persistent, occasionally accrescent. Corolla of 5 fused petals; petals lavender to purple, the throat darker, white in some varieties, funnelform, 4-7 cm long. Stamens 5, distinct; included or rarely exserted; ; staminal filaments glabrous except at base, inserted on corolla tube base alternate with corolla lobes; anthers dithecal, usually linear or oblong, extrorse. Ovary superior, 2–4-carpellate, usually with as many cells, placentation basal or basal-axile; ovules 2(4, 6) per cell, or ovary 1-celled and ovules 4, these erect, anatropous; style 1, filiform, simple or bifid, or sometimes with 2 distinct style; stigma globose or 2–3-lobed, the lobes globose.

Fruit: Capsules rarely formed; brown; ovoid; sparsely pubescent; becoming glabrate. Seeds 0–1(–4); orbicular; glabrous or with wings of short hairs; endosperm absent or scanty; cartilaginous; cotyledons usually foliaceous.

Ploidy: 2n = 84; 90

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Synonyms (64)

Batatas batatas (L.) H.Karst. (1882)
Batatas betacea Lindl. (1839)
Batatas edulis (Thunb.) Choisy (1834)
Batatas edulis var. erythrorrhiza Voigt (1845)
Batatas edulis var. leucorrhiza Voigt (1845)
Batatas edulis var. porphyrorhiza (Griseb.) Ram.Goyena (1911)
Batatas edulis var. xanthorhiza Choisy (1845)
Batatas wallii C.Morren (1846)
Batatas xanthorhiza Bojer (1837)
Convolvulus apiculata M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)
Convolvulus attenuatus M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)
Convolvulus batata Vell. (1829)
Convolvulus batatas L. (1753)
Convolvulus chrysorrhizus Sol. ex G.Forst. (1786)
Convolvulus edulis Vell. (1829)
Convolvulus esculentus Salisb. (1796)
Convolvulus fastigiatus Roxb. (1824)
Convolvulus platanifolius Vahl (1794)
Convolvulus septangularis Steud. (1840)
Convolvulus tuberifer Steud. (1840)
Convolvulus tuberosus Vell. (1829)
Convolvulus tuxtlensis Sessé & Moc. (1893)
Convolvulus variabilis Cham. & Schltdl. (1830)
Convolvulus varius Vell. (1829)
Dioscorea cylindrica Burm.f. (1768)
Ipomoea apiculata M.Martens & Galeotti (1845)
Ipomoea batatas f. trifida Moldenke (1947)
Ipomoea batatas var. apiculata (M.Martens & Galeotti) J.A.McDonald & D.F.Austin (1990)
Ipomoea batatas var. batatas
Ipomoea batatas var. caespitosa Makino ex H.Hara (1948)
Ipomoea batatas var. cannabina Hallier f. (1899)
Ipomoea batatas var. dissoluta Kuntze (1891)
Ipomoea batatas var. edulis (Thunb.) Makino (1927)
Ipomoea batatas var. erythrorrhiza (Voigt) M.R.Almeida (2001)
Ipomoea batatas var. fastigiata (Sweet) Kuntze (1891)
Ipomoea batatas var. indivisa Griseb. ex Meisn. (1869)
Ipomoea batatas var. leucorrhiza (Voigt) M.R.Almeida (2001)
Ipomoea batatas var. lobata Gagnep. & Courchet (1915)
Ipomoea batatas var. porphyrorhiza Griseb. (1862)
Ipomoea batatas var. subscandens Kuntze (1891)
Ipomoea batatas var. xanthorhiza (Choisy) Meisn. (1869)
Ipomoea catesbaei G.Mey. (1818)
Ipomoea chrysorrhiza Hook.f. (1867)
Ipomoea confertiflora Standl. (1935)
Ipomoea davidsoniae Standl. (1940)
Ipomoea edulis (Thunb.) Makino (1907)
Ipomoea fastigiata Sweet (1826)
Ipomoea fastigiata var. ciliata Huber (1898)
Ipomoea fastigiata var. platanifolia (Vahl) Griseb. (1862)
Ipomoea indica var. variabilis (Cham. & Schltdl.) L.O.Williams (1970)
Ipomoea involucrata F.Dietr. (1818)
Ipomoea mucronata Schery (1941)
Ipomoea platanifolia (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. (1819)
Ipomoea purpusii House (1908)
Ipomoea tabascana J.A.McDonald & D.F.Austin (1990)
Ipomoea tiliacea var. merremioides Fosberg (1975)
Ipomoea tiliacea var. smithii Fosberg (1975)
Ipomoea variabilis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Choisy (1845)
Ipomoea villosa Ruiz & Pav. (1799)
Ipomoea villosa var. genuina Hallier f. (1899)
Ipomoea vulsa House (1907)
Ipomoea wallii (C.Morren) Godm. & Salvin (1882)
Pharbitis villosa (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don (1837)
Solanum batatas (L.) Aikman (1794)

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Ipomoea batatas f. batatas

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Cultivated principally for its tubers, while leaves can also be eaten, important in dry areas where kalo was not abundant or did not flourish (Abbott 1992:2831); tubers used as bait for fishing (Abbott 1992:85; Lucas 1982:70). Vines used to make an undercushion for lauhala mats in houses (Handy et al. 1972:136); an open lei of uala vines hung around a mother's neck or her breasts beaten with a handful of vines (the presence of the milky sap of uala said to induce the flow of the mother's milk) (Gutmanis 1983:52; Handy et al. 1972:136). Fermented uala "beer" (uala awaawa) brewed, but it is unclear if this is a pre-contact practice (Handy et al. 1972:135).

  • The leaf buds and tuber of many varieties of ‘uala (sweet potato) are said to be good medicines. To cure ho‘opapailua (nausea without a cause), ‘uala huamoa (or another variety) is combined with niu water (coconut, Cocos nucifera) and kī leaves (ti, Cordyline fruticosa); the mash is strained through a niu sheath and drunk to induce vomiting. For pa‘ao‘ao in babies, ‘uala kala leaves and leaf buds are mixed with pork. Adding lu‘au and kukui nut sap (Aleurites moluccana), the mixture becomes a purgative for older children and adults. For nae (shortness of breath) and nae‘oiku (croup), the tuber of the ‘uala kihi is pounded and blended with ‘ōhi‘a ai (Syzygium malaccense), hinahina ku kahakai (Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum), tap root bark of ‘uhaloa (Waltheria indica), and kōhonua‘ula (red sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum. The mixture is strained, cooked, and drunk; ko‘oko‘olau (Bidens spp.) tea is consumed and koali ‘apu (Ipomoea spp.) is used as a purgative For na‘ena‘e (?asthma) and as an emetic, ‘uala lehua is used. To induce sleep or cure lepo pa‘a (constipation), the ‘uala mohihi tuber is combined with kalo pi‘iali‘i (taro variety, Colocasia esculenta), hau ka‘eka‘e bark (Hibiscus tiliaceus), the stems of kikawaioa, and water. The concoction is strained and drunk. It may be followed by a noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia) enema. To remove the thick, tough phlegm from stomach or chest, the tuber of the ‘uwala piko nui is added to the na‘a of kī leaves (ti, Cordyline fruticosa) and water; the mixture is strained through ‘ahu‘awa (Cyperus javanicus) and drunk. During the treatment brackish water is consumed and mai‘a lele (banana variety, Musa spp.) is eaten; koali ‘apu is a purgative. To turn the womb of a woman to the right side, the tuber of the ‘uala pu (or other varieties) is mixed with flowers, leaves, and leaf buds of the ‘ala‘alawainui pohina (Plectranthus parviflorus) and hinahina ku kahakai, as well as noni flowers and flower buds, and the fruit of moa holokula lelo, along with a green kukui nut and kōkea. It is strained, Hawaiian pia is added (Tacca leontopetaloides) and it is cooked, and finally drunk. During treatment tea of ko‘oko‘olau leaves is also consumed; koali ‘apu is the purgative (Chun 1994:239–244).

  • Cooked, mashed 'uala combined with coconut cream to make ko'elepalau

  • Tubers and leaves cooked in imu; also prepared as poi

  • Tubers eatn cooked; leaves eaten raw or cooked

CULTURE

  • [I] Aia i luna o ‘Ualaka‘a. He is up on ‘Ualaka‘a. A play on ‘Uala-ka‘a (Rolling-potato-hill). Said of one who, like a rolling potato, has nothing to hold fast to. The hill was said to have been named for a sweet potato that broke loose from its vine on a field above and rolled down to a field below in Manoa. [II] E lawe i ke o, he hinana ka i‘a kuhi lima. Take vegetable food; the hinana is a fish that can be caught in the hand. A suggestion to take taro, poi, potato, or breadfruit along on the journey and not to worry about meats, which can be found along the way. First uttered by Pele in a chant about the winds of Kaua‘i. [III] He ‘uala ka ‘ai ho‘ola koke i ka wi. The sweet potato is the food that ends famine quickly. The sweet potato is a plant that matures in a few months. [IV] I ka holo no i ke alahao a pi‘i i ka lani. While going along the railroad one suddenly goes up to the sky. A drinker soon finds himself "up in the clouds." An expression used by the sweet-potato beer drinkers of Lahaina, Maui. [V] I ka ho‘olwea aku nei o Kuhelemai. Attended the funeral of Kuhelemai. A play on ho‘olwea (to lift) and ku hele mai (stand up and come), meaning that we stood up and lifted the beer down our throats. An expression used by the sweet-potato beer drinkers of Lahaina, Maui. [VI] Ka i‘a ka‘a poepoe o Kalapana, ‘ina‘i ‘uala o Kaimu. The round, rolling fish of Kalapana, to be eaten with the sweet potato of Kaimü. The kukui nut, cooked and eaten as a relish. This is from a ho‘opapa riddling chant in the story of Kaipalaoa, a boy of Puna, Hawai‘i, who went to Kaua‘i to riddle with the experts there and won. [VII] Kalina ka pono, ‘a‘ohe hua o ka pu‘e, aia ka hua i ka lala. The potato hill is bare of tubers for the plant no longer bears; it is the vines that are now bearing. The mother is no longer bearing, but her children are. [VIII] Kamipulu Kawaihae. Damned fool Kawaihae. Said of Kawaihae natives. Some natives of Kawaihae, Hawai‘i, once sold sweet potatoes to the captain of a ship. He discovered some sticks placed at the bottom of the barrel for filler and called the men damned fools. [IX] Mo‘a nopu o ke kau. Summer's first parched product. The first sweet potato of the summer or the first from one's field. [X] Na pu‘e ‘uwala ho‘ouwai. Movable mounds of sweet potato. It was the custom of Pula‘a, Puna, Hawai‘i, to remove the best mounds of sweet potato, earth and all, to wide strips of thick, coarse lauhala mats stretched out on racks. When a chief came to visit, these mats were placed on the right-hand side of the road and made kapu. Should he return, the mat-grown potato field was carried to the opposite side of the road so that it would still be on the right side of the traveling chief. [XI] Na pu‘e ‘uwala ‘ina‘i o ke ala loa. The sweet-potato mounds that provide for a long voyage or journey. [XII] Ola i ka ‘ohulu. There is substance in the sprouting tubers. Said when there is a poor growth of sweet potatoes during an excessively warm summer. The broken pieces of potato sprouting among the weeds produces a few potatoes that feed the farmer and his family until a new crop is started. [XIII] Ola no ka mahi‘ai i kahi ku‘o‘o. A farmer can subsist on small. Broken potatoes. As long as there are potatoes, even small or broken ones, a farmer gets along. [XIV] ‘Opu palulu. Stomach full of sweet-potato greens. Said of an ignorant person who can only grow sweet potatoes. [XV] Ua ka ua i Papakolea, ihea ‘oe? When it rained at Papakolea, where were you? The reply of a sweet potato grower on Papakilea to one who asks for some of his crop. If one answered that he had been there when the rain fell to soak the earth for planting, but had not planted, then he was lazy and would be given no potatoes. [XVI] ‘Uala li‘ili‘i o Kalepolepo. Small potatoes from Kalepolepo. Said of a stupid person. [XVII] ‘Uala ne‘ene‘e o Kohala. Ne‘ene‘e potato of Kohala. A person who hangs around constantly. Ne‘ene‘e, a variety of sweet potato, also means "to move up closer."

  • Kinolau of Lono

PROPAGATION/CULTIVATION

  • traditional cultivation in mounds

Ethnobotanical Images

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Only found in cultivation
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Molokai Only found in cultivation
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Kaho'olawe Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Notes

  • Description digitized by Kaleo
  • Description digitized from the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii

Bibliography

Name Published In: Tabl. Encycl. 1: 465 (1793)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:555 (K, O, H); Oppenheimer 2003:10 (WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:247 (KEY), 248 (DESCR); Wagner et al. 2012:29 (Mi); Jonathan Plissner pers. comm. 2025 (remove Mi [plants now only known from cult.])

Laau Hawaii (Abbott) p.16, 28-32, 35

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ipomoea batatas Koloa, NTBG Nursery. NTBG nursery, cultivated, grown in pots in nursery Preserved_Specimen Cultivar: Pauohiiaka VINE; woody at base with age, runs dark purple to tip. Dense visible pubescense present at tips. Thicker than most. LEAF; Dark purple petiole. Dominant purple midrib, venules, veins on new growth. Purple present in midrib and veins on older growth. Bright green leaf with contrsting purple petiole H. Walcher 16 Kauai BISH 2024-02-07
2 Ipomoea batatas Puhi Camp, west of Kauai Community College From yard of abandoned homesite. Preserved_Specimen Flowers light lavender-pink with dark throat. Flynn, T.W. Kauai BISH 1986-04-04
3 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Kipahulu Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 3326 Maui BISH 1933-07-04
4 Ipomoea batatas Laie, back of BYU campus loam Preserved_Specimen tuberous roots, purple flower, vine, creeper Ziegelbauer, K. 9 Oahu BISH 1975-02-24
5 Ipomoea batatas 100 yards S of Kahuku Hospital sandy clay Preserved_Specimen prostrate stems, alternate leaves McCulloch, R. 12 Oahu BISH 1975-04-11
6 Ipomoea batatas Koloa, NTBG Nursery Cultivated, grown in pots in nursery. Preserved_Specimen VINE; Very thin and dainty, growth tips tend to act like tendrils and attempt to climb/twist around other objects-typical vine habit. Dark purple at base and tends to get lighter at new growth. Pubescense present at tips. LEAF; Purple petioles throughout. Dominant purple midrib, veins and venules on new to old growth H. Walcher 17 Kauai BISH 2024-02-07
7 Ipomoea batatas Puhi Camp, just west of Kauai Community College From yard of abandoned homesite. Preserved_Specimen Stems and petioles mostly purple; leaf above green with purple margins, below light green with purple veins. Flowers purplish-pink, becoming dark purple in throat; flower buds green with purple tinge. Flynn, T.W. 1629 Kauai BISH 1986-04-03
8 Ipomoea batatas Honolulu cane field, along road Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1594 Oahu BISH 1931-02-12
9 Ipomoea batatas Waipahu Cultural Gardens, 94-695 Waipahu St partial shade Preserved_Specimen Plants with stems decumbent and intertangled. Corollas white to mauve with a reddish purple center. Flowers odorless (morning) Lau, J. 2123 Oahu BISH 1986-03-10
10 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 1 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
11 Ipomoea batatas Puna District, land of Keaau. Keaau transfer dump Preserved_Specimen Vine with red violet stems. Seldom flowers in Hawai'i. Herbst, D.R. 5605 Hawaii BISH 1975-12-17
12 Ipomoea batatas Mokuleia Preserved_Specimen trailing herb Wilder, G.P. 68 Oahu BISH
13 Ipomoea batatas Laie, BYU, Farm, Housing Preserved_Specimen purple stem that smear dark green leaves over the ground Gilmore, M.A. 10024 Oahu BISH 1977-03-16
14 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen trailing shrub Wilder, G.P. 61 Oahu BISH 1923-11-01
15 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 4 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
16 Ipomoea batatas Oahu Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 4 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
17 Ipomoea batatas Kapaa Farmers Market Preserved_Specimen Stem and petiolebright yellow-green to bronzed. Leaf blade above dark green, below paler, silvery, with purple wash on primary vein where petiole joins blade. Hume, L. 484 Kauai BISH 1990-02-28
18 Ipomoea batatas Pepeekeo, sweet potato farm HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 11/14/2015
19 Ipomoea batatas Honolulu, Bishop Museum Campus, native Hawaiian garden. Preserved_Specimen Ground cover along walkway. Flowers purple. Kennedy, B. 20173 Oahu BISH 2017-11-09
20 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen trailing shrub Wilder, G.P. 62 Oahu BISH 1923-11-01
21 Ipomoea batatas Punaluu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 764 Oahu BISH 1908-12-03
22 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
23 Ipomoea batatas S half of island Preserved_Specimen Looks like hua moa Stokes, J.F.G. Niihau BISH 1912-01-01
24 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
25 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
26 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
27 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
28 Ipomoea batatas S half of island Preserved_Specimen Looks like kala from Maui. Stokes, J.F.G. Niihau BISH 1912-01-01
29 Ipomoea batatas Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
30 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 10 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
31 Ipomoea batatas No specific locality is given. Preserved_Specimen small tuber; Chinese variety Brown, F.B.H. Oahu BISH 1925-01-01
32 Ipomoea batatas Kahoolawe Preserved_Specimen Kahoolawe BISH 1900-01-01
33 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 6 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
34 Ipomoea batatas unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 728 BISH 1864-01-01
35 Ipomoea batatas Kalaupapa; Waikolu, pumping station road, near first pump Preserved_Specimen vine Hughes, G.D. 1126 Molokai BISH 2005-03-29
36 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 7 Oahu BISH 1924-02-21
37 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe Lowland Metrosideros forest, lowland disturbed community; grassy clearings UNKNOWN . Coordinates do not match to country in source data. Not found a country in reverser geocoding. Bioversity International R. E. Palmer Hawaii HAPI 3/2/1998
38 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 11 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
39 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 3 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
40 Ipomoea batatas Makiki, Experimental Station Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 2 Oahu BISH
41 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 8 Oahu BISH
42 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 12 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
43 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Kipahulu Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 3326 Maui BISH 1933-07-04
44 Ipomoea batatas W Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa, N of Kaopala Gulch Growing in bare ground in illegal dump site. Preserved_Specimen Flowers purple. Oppenheimer, H.L. 10130 Maui BISH 2001-01-21
45 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 1 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
46 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 7 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
47 Ipomoea batatas Waimanalo Preserved_Specimen Bennett, T. 334 Oahu BISH 1982-04-01
48 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 9 Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
49 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe (from Keaukaha, Hawaii) Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH
50 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
51 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
52 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
53 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
54 Ipomoea batatas S half Preserved_Specimen Stokes, J.F.G. Niihau BISH 1912-01-01
55 Ipomoea batatas Waihee Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-07-24
56 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
57 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
58 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
59 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
60 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
61 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
62 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
63 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe (from Waihee, Maui) Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
64 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
65 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
66 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
67 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
68 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
69 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
70 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
71 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
72 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
73 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
74 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
75 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
76 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
77 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
78 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
79 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
80 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
81 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
82 Ipomoea batatas Honokaa Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
83 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
84 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
85 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
86 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
87 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
88 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
89 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
90 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
91 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
92 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
93 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
94 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
95 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1924-02-02
96 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
97 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
98 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
99 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
100 Ipomoea batatas Honokaa Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
101 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
102 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
103 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
104 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
105 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
106 Ipomoea batatas Laupahoehoe (from Kohala) Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH
107 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 10 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
108 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 6 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
109 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. 2 Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
110 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
111 Ipomoea batatas Koloa, NTBG Nursery Cultivated, grown in pots in nursery. Preserved_Specimen Vine; Woody at base with age, deep magenta/purple from base to tip with some green blotching near newer growth. Magenta color at nodes. Leaf; Petiole is purple at base, runs green then back to purple near leaf blade. Dark purple midrib, veins, and veinules on all leaf stages. Leaves tend to cup upwards, looking li... H. Walcher 15 Kauai BISH 2024-02-07
112 Ipomoea batatas Koloa, NTBG Nursery Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Variety Lanikeha VINE; Medium thickness. Woody at base with age, runs light green with tan/pink hues where sun exposed. New growth tends to be thinner and act like tendrils to climb or twist around other object, typical vine habit, can also be more pink in color. LEAF; green petiole with slight pink hues where sun exposed, can also... H. Walcher 11 Kauai BISH 2024-02-07
113 Ipomoea batatas Koloa District National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Food for Thought area, west side of Lawai Stream in raised bed along road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Vine forming dense mat, stems trailing, sap milky, leaves medium green. Flowers with green sepals, corolla pale purple-pink, throat dark purple, not fragrant (10 am). Lorence, D.H. 10777 Kauai BISH 2019-02-21
114 Ipomoea batatas Kalama ridge, Koolau Mts abandoned cultivated field Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 9315 Oahu BISH 1933-03-29
115 Ipomoea batatas NTBG nursery Growing in pots in nursery Preserved_Specimen Vine: woody at base, runs light green to tips. Pubescence present at tips. Pink hues along sun exposed vine. Mild purple hue at node/axil. Thinner than most and tends to climb/twist. Leaf: Petiole runs green, can turn pink if exposed directly to sunlight and has a purple hue where it connects to the leaf blade. Walcher, H. 13 Kauai BISH 2024-02-07
116 Ipomoea batatas W Maui, Lahaina District, at the Honolua Stream water intake Persisting after cultivation. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 79806 Maui BISH 1998-07-23
117 Ipomoea batatas Molokai Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Molokai BISH 1931-06-04
118 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
119 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
120 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
121 Ipomoea batatas Honokaa Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-07-24
122 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
123 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
124 Ipomoea batatas Niihau Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
125 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
126 Ipomoea batatas East Maui, Hana District, Kaupo Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1931-06-18
127 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
128 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
129 Ipomoea batatas Pohakea Trail Preserved_Specimen Bennett, T. 334 Oahu BISH
130 Ipomoea batatas Makiki Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. 5 Oahu BISH
131 Ipomoea batatas Kona Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Hawaii BISH 1931-08-03
132 Ipomoea batatas Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Plants collected by Visitor Center and main ruins, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau Nat. Hist. Prk. Area highly modified by ancient polynesians. Preserved_Specimen Predominantly exotic vegetation Higashino, P.K. 10302 Hawaii BISH 1984-04-08
133 Ipomoea batatas Manoa valley, Round Top, below Tantalus Road Tricholaena grassland, haole koa zone Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37172 Oahu BISH 1937-05-16
134 Ipomoea batatas private garden in Kekaha, Kauai Grown in private garden. Preserved_Specimen Leaves of the sweet potato are lightly pounded and mixed with salt to make a poultice for backache. Milky sap is used by young mothers. The plant is used to treat asthma, to induce vomiting, as a laxative and in various mixtures for more elaborate treatments. Funk, E.J. 920024 Kauai BISH 1992-04-13
135 Ipomoea batatas Mapulehu Ridge, East Molokai Vegetation: primarily exotic plants: Lantana, Schinus, Grevillea, and Leucaena on exposed soil and rock Preserved_Specimen Vine, sterile. Higashino, P.K. 5737 Molokai BISH 1977-04-11
136 Ipomoea batatas Green Valley Road, Punaluu Ranch rocky clay Preserved_Specimen vine, purple flowers Avilla, J.J. 18 Oahu BISH 1975-03-18
137 Ipomoea batatas Kawaihau District, land of Kealia Growing along road south of Spaulding Monument. Preserved_Specimen Vine with pale purple flowers; milky sap; green foliage with purple veins on the underside. Herbst, D.R. 5682 Kauai BISH 1976-02-25
138 Ipomoea batatas Waialua, near LDS Church silty loam Preserved_Specimen vine to 1'; many green leaves, lavender flowers, low, spreading Afualo, D. 58 Oahu BISH 1975-03-16
139 Ipomoea batatas Laie sandy loam Preserved_Specimen prostrate vine, lavender flowers Weber, L. Oahu BISH 1977-03-16
140 Ipomoea batatas Palolo Valley garden; soil - acid, clay, low in organic matter Preserved_Specimen green leaf; green midvein; green petiole; tuber: pink skin, white interior Dye, T. 4 Oahu BISH 1979-03-08
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