Ipomoea cairica
System : Terrestrial
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Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Solanales
Convolvulaceae
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Ipomoea cairica , var. hederacea Hallier f.
Ipomoea cairica , var. lineariloba (Hbd.) O. Deg. & van Ooststr.
Convolvulus cairicus , L.��
Ipomoea palmata , Forssk.�
Convolvulus tuberculatus , Desr.��
Ipomoea tuberculata , (Desr.) Roem. et Schult.����
Ipomoea venosa , auct. non (Desr.) Roem. et Schult.�
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Summary
Ipomoea cairica is a climbing vine that can reach up to 5m long but is rarely rampant. Its stems are smooth and curl around neighbouring support. Ipomoea cairica can smother vegetation, thereby altering ecosystems and reducing biodiversity. It is also a threat to crops.

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Compiler: Comité français de l'UICN (IUCN French Committee) & IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)

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Publication date: 2008-03-14

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Ipomoea cairica. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1309 on 25-11-2024.

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Informations on Ipomoea cairica has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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Bibliography
9 references found for Ipomoea cairica

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General information
Centre des ressources biologiques. Plantes tropicales. INRA-CIRAD. 2007.
Summary: Available from: http://collections.antilles.inra.fr/ [Accessed 31 March 2008]
Conservatoire Botanique National De Mascarin (BOULLET V. coord.) 2007. - Ipomoea cairica Index de la flore vasculaire de la R�union (Trach�ophytes) : statuts, menaces et protections. - Version 2007.1
Summary: Base de donn�es sur la flore de la R�union. De nombreuses informations tr�s utiles.
Available from: http://flore.cbnm.org/index2.php?page=taxon&num=65b1e92c585fd4c2159d5f33b5030ff2 [Accessed 7 April 2008]
Florence J., Chevillotte H., Ollier C. & Meyer J.-Y. 2007. Ipomoea cairica Base de donn�es botaniques Nadeaud de l Herbier de la Polyn�sie fran�aise (PAP).
Summary: Available from: http://www.herbier-tahiti.pf/Selection_Taxonomie.php?id_tax=1220 [Accessed 7 April 2008]
Fournet, J. 2002. Flore illustr�e des phan�rogames de guadeloupe et de Martinique. CIRAD-Gondwana editions.
Gargominy, O., Bouchet, P., Pascal, M., Jaffre, T. and Tourneu, J. C. 1996. Cons�quences des introductions d esp�ces animales et v�g�tales sur la biodiversit� en Nouvelle-Cal�donie.. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 51: 375-401.
Summary: Consequences to the biodiversity of New Caledonia of the introduction of plant and animal species.
MacKee, H.S. 1994. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultiv�es en Nouvelle-Cal�donie, 2nd edn. MNHN, Paris.
Summary: Cet ouvrage liste 1412 taxons (esp�ces, sous esp�ces et vari�t�s) introduits en Nouvelle-Cal�donie. L auteur pr�cise dans la majorit� des cas si l esp�ce est cultiv�e ou naturalis�e.
Meyer, J.-Y., Loope, L., Sheppard, A., Munzinger, J., Jaffre, T. 2006. Les plantes envahissantes et potentiellement envahissantes dans l archipel n�o-cal�donien : premi�re �valuation et recommandations de gestion. in M.-L. Beauvais et al. (2006) : Les esp�ces envahissantes dans l�archipel n�o-cal�donien, Paris, IRD �ditions, 260 p.+ c�d�rom.
PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk), 2006. Ipomoea cairica.
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/ipomoea_cairica.htm [Accessed 7 April 2008]
USDA, ARS, 2008. Online Database Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland
Summary: An online database that provides taxonomic information, common names, synonyms and geographical jurisdiction of a species.
Available from: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?20148
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Ipomoea cairica
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(2024). Ipomoea cairica. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).