Family · Asterids
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory, sweet potato
Twining herbs and vines with funnel-shaped flowers; includes morning glory and sweet potato.
- Accepted species
- 1,986accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 56accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈52 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Ipomoea647 spp.
Convolvulus239 spp.
Cuscuta220 spp.
Argyreia144 spp.
Jacquemontia114 spp.
Evolvulus106 spp.
Erycibe73 spp.
Bonamia71 spp.
Distimake53 spp.
Merremia38 spp.
Seddera28 spp.
Maripa22 spp.
Calycobolus18 spp.
Decalobanthus17 spp.
Dicranostyles16 spp.
Dichondra15 spp.
Neuropeltis14 spp.
Operculina13 spp.
Astripomoea12 spp.
Stictocardia12 spp.
Hildebrandtia11 spp.
Polymeria10 spp.
Dinetus8 spp.
Lepistemon7 spp.
Metaporana6 spp.
Stylisma6 spp.
Xenostegia6 spp.
Cressa5 spp.
Camonea4 spp.
Tridynamia4 spp.
Aniseia3 spp.
Cladostigma3 spp.
Duperreya3 spp.
Falkia3 spp.
Poranopsis3 spp.
Rivea3 spp.
Wilsonia3 spp.
Cardiochlamys2 spp.
Cordisepalum2 spp.
Dipteropeltis2 spp.
Hyalocystis2 spp.
Odonellia2 spp.
Paralepistemon2 spp.
Porana2 spp.
Daustinia1 spp.
Hewittia1 spp.
Humbertia1 spp.
Itzaea1 spp.
Lepistemonopsis1 spp.
Lysiostyles1 spp.
Nephrophyllum1 spp.
Neuropeltopsis1 spp.
Petrogenia1 spp.
Rapona1 spp.
Remirema1 spp.
Tetralocularia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America756
- Africa466
- Asia-Tropical394
- Northern America370
- Asia-Temperate279
- Australasia123
- Europe54
- Pacific31
- Antarctic3
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Convolvulaceae sits in the order Solanales.